Madera Oversight Coalition v. County of Madera
Defendant and real parties in interest contend that the superior court abused its discretion in awarding attorney fees to plaintiffs under the private attorney general doctrine set forth in Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 (section 1021.5). In the underlying lawsuit, plaintiffs sought and obtained a writ of mandate to remedy a violation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).[1] The writ of mandate issued by the superior court directed the County of Madera (County) to set aside its certification of the environmental impact report (EIR) for a development project and to vacate its approval of entitlements related to the project. The writ of mandate also directed County not to recertify the EIR until it had cured the deficiencies in the EIR's discussion of the project's proposed water supply.
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