NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BLACK MAYORS v. CHICO COMMUNITY PUBLISHING, INC.

No. C083956.

25 Cal.App.5th 570 (2018)

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BLACK MAYORS et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. CHICO COMMUNITY PUBLISHING, INC., Defendant and Appellant; CITY OF SACRAMENTO et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

July 25, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis Wright Tremaine, Thomas R. Burke , Rochelle L. Wilcox and Dan Laidman for Defendant and Appellant.

Katie Townsend , Bruce D. Brown , Caitlin Vogus and Michael Shapiro for Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Ballard Spahr, Peter L. Haviland and Scott S. Humphreys for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

Matthew Ruyak and Andrea M. Velasquez for Defendants and Respondents.

Patrick Whitnell , Corrine L. Manning and Alison E. Leary for League of California Cities, California State Association of Counties, and California Special Districts Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

A requester of public records who successfully litigates against a public agency for disclosure of those records is entitled to reasonable attorney fees under the California Public Records Act1 (the Act). This case asks us to determine whether the Act also allows for an award of attorney...

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