by pddg_admin | Aug 26, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
The California Supreme Court acted today on the Davis v. Fresno USD lease-leaseback case, as follows: The Court denied the petitions to review the Davis case; and The Court denied the requests to de-publish the Davis case. The import of this action is that the Davis...
by pddg_admin | Aug 24, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
1. San Bernardino County v. Superior Court (2015) ____ Cal.Rptr.3d ____ [2015 WL 4882569] 2. Colonies Partners, L.P. v. Superior Court (2015) ____ Cal.Rptr.3d ____ [2015 WL 4882566] In two separate decisions, based on the same facts, the appellate court held...
by pddg_admin | Aug 21, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Starting January 1, 2016, school districts using the lease-leaseback project delivery method must: (1) comply with mandatory prequalification requirements, regardless of funding source, and (2) meet escalating skilled labor requirements. As discussed below, these...
by pddg_admin | Aug 12, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
School districts are often confused about the proper procedures for agendizing a closed session meeting with legal counsel on matters related to pending, potential, or threatened litigation. In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal rejected a hyper-technical reading...
by pddg_admin | Aug 5, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Last Friday, a California Court of Appeal held that inadvertent disclosure of privileged records by a school district responding to a California Public Records Act (CPRA) request did not waive the confidentiality of those records. (Newark Unified School District v....
by pddg_admin | Jul 15, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Continuing its recent trend of weighing in on questions surrounding the California Public Records Act (CPRA), last week the California Supreme Court decided to hear a case involving the need for public agencies to disclose billing invoices provided by outside...
by pddg_admin | Jul 2, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
In a recent decision, Westchester Secondary Charter School v. Los Angeles Unified School District(June 19, 2015, B261234) ___ Cal.App.4th ___ [14 C.D.O.S. 6555], the Court of Appeal recognized that Proposition 39 is not intended to put charter schools in a privileged...
by pddg_admin | Jul 1, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
DWK joins Lozano Smith in mourning the loss of a great friend, competitor and colleague, Greg Wedner who lost his battle with cancer on June 30, 2015. Greg was the former managing partner at Lozano Smith, and became known to many lawyers at DWK for his warmth,...
by pddg_admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Davis v. Fresno Unified School District, et al. (2015) ___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___ [2015 WL 3454720] A recent appellate decision ruling on the validity of a lease-leaseback transaction also held that private consultants under contract with school districts are subject to the...
by pddg_admin | Jun 4, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Davis v. Fresno Unified School District, et al. (2015) ___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___ [2015 WL 3454720] On June 1, 2015, a California Court of Appeal held for the first time that in order for a lease-leaseback transaction to be valid, allowing the competitive bidding exemption...
