Although Unintentional, School District Continued To Defend The Legality Of Its At-Large Elections Even Though Plaintiff Was Able To Show A Violation Of The Act, Obtain An Injunction, And Force Trustee-Area Election Based On Plaintiff’s Proposed Map.
Although the amount of the fee award is not mentioned, the 4/1 DCA affirmed the award in favor of Plaintiff and against School District in Southwest Voter Registration Education Project v. Ramona Unified School Dist., Case No. D081500 (4th Dist., Div. 1 July 11, 2024) (unpublished). There, Plaintiff proved a violation of California’s Voting Rights Act of 2001, which statutory scheme has a prevailing party fee-shifting provision under Elections Code section 14030. In line with the lower court’s determinations, the appellate court agreed Plaintiff had obtained its primary litigation objectives by obtaining an injunction against District’s at-large elections and forcing trustee-area elections based on plaintiff’s proposed map. We would speculate that the fee award was somewhat substantial in nature.
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