DAVIS v. FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST.

No. S266344.

14 Cal.5th 671 (2023)

STEPHEN K. DAVIS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

April 27, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlin Law Group and Kevin R. Carlin for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Briggs Law Corporation, Cory J. Briggs and Janna M. Ferraro for California Association of Bond Oversight Committees as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Jonathan M. Coupal , Timothy A. Bittle and Laura E. Dougherty for Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Lang Richert & Patch, Mark L. Creede , Stan D. Blyth ; Jones Hall and Charles F. Adams for Defendant and Respondent Fresno Unified School District.

Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost, James Traber , Linna Loangkote ; Robert J. Tuerck , and D. Michael Ambrose for California School Boards Association's Education Legal Alliance as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent Fresno Unified School District.

Leone & Alberts, Louis A. Leone and Seth L. Gordon for Statewide Educational Wrap Up Program as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent Fresno Unified School District.

Tao Rossini and Martin A. Hom for Coalition for Adequate School Housing, Association of California Construction Managers and Torrance Unified School District as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent Fresno Unified School District.

Whitney Thompson & Jeffcoach, Timothy L. Thompson , Mandy L. Jeffcoach ; Moskovitz Appellate Team, Myron Moskovitz ; Baker Manock & Jensen and Jerry H. Mann for Defendant and Respondent Harris Construction Company, Inc.

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, Michael G. Colantuono , Matthew C. Slentz and Conor W. Harkins for League of California Cities and California Special Districts Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

Lozano Smith, Harold M. Freiman and Arne B. Sandberg , for California Association of School Business Officials as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

Plaintiff Stephen K. Davis sued the Fresno Unified School District (the District) and Harris Construction Co., Inc. (the Contractor), alleging that defendants entered into a lease-leaseback construction agreement in violation of various statutes and common law rules. The lawsuit raises numerous legal questions...

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