P1355 REVIEW GRANTED In a case in which private counsel, explicitly serving in a subordinate role without any decision-making authority or control, merely assisted government attorneys in litigation of an action for abatement of a public nuisance, the public agency's agreement to pay the private attorneys a contingent fee was valid and enforceable.CitationCOUNTY OF SANTA CLARA v SUPERIOR COURT(Absolute Neutrality) 161 CA4 1140 [See: Peo exrel Clancy v Superior Court 39 C3 740; County of Santa Clara v ARCO 137 CA4 292, T/AT 4/06]
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