P0830 Even though plaintiff's success in having a court set aside a conditional use permit issued by the County of Merced resulted from a finding that the administrative record was inadequate, plaintiff received the relief it sought and was therefore the prevailing party; plaintiff was entitled to fees as a private attorney general because the litigation had a significant positive impact on the interests of the public by educating government agencies about the pivotal importance of a complete administrative record in the permit process.CitationPROTECT OUR WATER v COUNTY OF MERCED (Sloppy Record) 130 CA4 488 [See: CCP 1021.5; Protect Our Water v County of Merced 110 CA4 362, P/AT 9/03; Urbaniak v Newton 19 CA4 1837, T/AT 1/94]
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