Tarver v. City and County of San Francisco
After several on-the-job injuries, appellant Theodore Tarver, Jr. (Tarver) resigned from his position as a police officer with the City and County of San Francisco (the City), but later applied for reinstatement. When his application was rejected, Tarver sued for discrimination based on physical disability. Prior to trial, Tarver dismissed his request for reinstatement to his former position. A jury found in Tarvers favor on his claims for failure to accommodate and failure to prevent discrimination, but not on his disability discrimination claim, and awarded him a portion of the damages he claimed.
Tarver then sought an award of attorney fees. For reasons detailed in a 10 page order, the trial judge awarded him less than the full amount requested by his counsel. On this appeal, we decline to find that the trial judge abused his discretion in determining the appropriate amount of the fee award. Accordingly, Court affirm.
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