Perroni v. Fajardo CA2/5
Plaintiff Samuel A. Perroni, an attorney representing himself, prevailed on a petition filed pursuant to the California Public Records Act (CPRA) (Gov. Code , § 6250 et seq.), in which he sought certain documents relating to the investigation of the drowning of actress Natalie Wood from the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner (the coroner’s department), and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (the sheriff’s department). The CPRA, in section 6259, subdivision (d), provides for attorney fees to a prevailing plaintiff. Though it found that plaintiff prevailed, the trial court nevertheless denied plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees because plaintiff was self-represented. In this appeal from the order denying the fee motion, we reject plaintiff’s argument that a self-represented attorney is entitled to recover attorney fees under section 6259, subdivision (d).
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