California Courts of Appeal
Feb. 19, 2014
Judge should not have privately reviewed records, appellate court rules
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kenneth R. Freeman erred when he privately reviewed class counsel's billing records to support a $350,000 fees and costs award, a 2nd Appellate District panel concluded Tuesday.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kenneth R. Freeman erred when he privately reviewed class counsel's billing records to support a $350,000 fees and costs award, a 2nd Appellate District panel concluded Tuesday. The underlying case over retailer Party City's wrongful request for customers' ZIP codes during a 30-day period in 2010 settled for $300,000 in merchandise certificates to whose who used a credit card and were asked for...
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