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Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal,
Appellate Practice

May 7, 2018

California Public Records Act: Who pays attorney fees and when in ‘reverse’ actions?

A recent appellate decision analyzed complicated issues relating to which party in a “reverse CPRA” lawsuit pays attorney fees.

Ruthann G. Ziegler

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In Pasadena Police Officers Association v. City of Pasadena, 2018 DJDAR 3242 (April 16, 2018), the appellate court analyzed complicated issues relating to which party in a "reverse CPRA" lawsuit pays attorney fees. The court found that a party which prevailed against a public agency's partial redaction of a document and against a private party seeking to block release of the overall document could recover attorney fees from both the public ...

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