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p0722 Under the Private Attorney General statute (Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5), in an action against a public entity, plaintiff can not obtain attorney fees by merely accelerating the issuance of government regulations or remedial measures already in progress when the lawsuit was filed; the catalyst theory applies to the award of attorney fees under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).CitationTIPTONWHITTINGHAM v CITY OF LA (More Catalyst) 34 C4 604 [See: CCP 1021.5; GovC 12965(b); Westside v Obledo 33 C3 348; Buckhannon v W VA Dept. of Health 532 US 598; Graham v Daimler Chrysler 34 C4 553, P/AT 1/05]
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