San Diegans for Open Government v. Fonseca
Annotate this CasePlaintiff San Diegans for Open Government (SDOG) sued defendant Julio Fonseca, the former superintendent of the San Ysidro School District (District), alleging Fonseca caused the illegal disbursement of District funds in a settlement between District and third-party Enrique Gonzalez, a former District employee. The court bifurcated the trial and, after an evidentiary hearing, found SDOG lacked standing under newly amended Code of Civil Procedure section 526a. To this, the Court of Appeal concluded SDOG did not meet the taxpayer requirements for standing under section 526a and affirmed the trial court.
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