Clowes v. Serrano

Clowes, Superintendent of Schools of Los Angeles County v. Serrano

Clowes v. Serrano, 432 U.S. 907 (1977)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: June 20, 1977
Docket: No. 76-1512
Citations: 432 U.S. 90797 S. Ct. 2951

Cited by 23 2 descriptions by later courts

Opinion of the Court

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Sup. Ct. Cal. Certiorari denied.

How later courts describe this case

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(a post- Aiyeska decision upholding the equitable power of California courts to award reasonable attorney’s fees under the private attorney general theory for vindication of public rights under California’s constitution)

Dist. of Columbia v. Green, 381 A.2d 578 (D.C. 1977)
(same; based on provisions guaranteeing equal protection)

Doe v. Superintendent of Schs., 421 Mass. 117 (1995)

Cited by 23 cases

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Relies on it most ⓘ

Tinsley v. Palo Alto Unified School District91 Cal. App. 3d 871 (1979)
Tennessee Small School Systems v. McWherter851 S.W.2d 139 (Tenn. 1993)
Lazar v. Hertz Corp.69 Cal. App. 4th 1494 (1999)
Arcadia Unified School District v. State Department of Education825 P.2d 438 (Cal. 1992)
Citizens Against Rent Control v. City of Berkeley181 Cal. App. 3d 213 (1986)
Hartzell v. Connell679 P.2d 35 (Cal. 1984)

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TRADERS SPORTS v. City of San Leandro112 Cal. Rptr. 2d 677 (2001)
Lazar v. Hertz Corp.69 Cal. App. 4th 1494 (1999)
Tucker v. Lake View School District No. 25917 S.W.2d 530 (Ark. 1996)
Doe v. Superintendent of Schools421 Mass. 117 (1995) · Dissent
Tennessee Small School Systems v. McWherter851 S.W.2d 139 (Tenn. 1993)
Arcadia Unified School District v. State Department of Education825 P.2d 438 (Cal. 1992)

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