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Government

Oct. 9, 2009

Big Award In Public Records Case

In what may be a record, Santa Clara County has paid $500,000 in attorney fees as the result of losing a public records battle.

By Laura Ernde

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - In what may be the largest award of its kind in California, Santa Clara County has paid $500,000 in attorney fees as the result of losing a public records battle.

The money goes to San Francisco attorney Rachel Matteo-Boehm and other lawyers at Holme Roberts & Owen who spent hundreds of hours litigating the case on behalf of the San Rafael-based First Amendment Coali...

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