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California Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Davis v. Fresno Unified School District

by pddg_admin | Aug 27, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

The California Supreme Court has denied petitions to review Davis v. Fresno Unified School District (2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 261. As a result, the Court of Appeal decision will remain good law in California. Background On June 1, 2015, a California Court of Appeal held,...

California Supreme Court Denies Review of Davis v. Fresno Unified School District

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...

Conflict of Interest Action Cannot be Maintained by Taxpayer and after Validation Action

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...

Newly Enacted Bill Affecting Lease-Leaseback (AB-566)

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...

Court Looks to Substantial Compliance of Agenda Wording, not Technical Details, for Closed Session Meeting with Counsel

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...

Inadvertent Disclosure Does Not Waive Confidentiality Under The California Public Records Act … At Least For Now

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....
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