Torres

Torres v. City of San Diego

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154 Cal. App. 4th 214·2007 Cal. App. LEXIS 1356·64 Cal. Rptr. 3d 495
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 25, 2007D049111California4,075 words

Opinion

Opinion

McCONNELL, J.

Plaintiffs, John A. Torres, Ronald L. Saathoff, Cathy Lexin, Terri. A. Webster, Sharon K. Wilkinson and Mary Vattimo, and plaintiff-in-intervention, Bruce Herring, are former members of the Board of Administration of the San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System (SDCERS). The board members sued the City of San Diego (City) for specific performance and declaratory relief, alleging that under a City resolution and Government Code section 995 the City was required to pay for their defense in a civil action the San Diego City Attorney, Michael Aguirre, filed against them on behalf of the People of California, and in another civil action in which he filed a cross-complaint against them on behalf of the City. The board members obtained summary judgment against the City. The City filed a late notice of appeal and we dismissed the matter.

Subsequently, the trial court issued an order awarding the board members attorney fees incurred in this action, under the City’s resolution. The City has timely appealed the order, but also purports to raise issues pertaining to the summary judgment. We dismiss the appeal to the extent it concerns the summary judgment ruling as we lack…

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