Does a large class of plaintiffs have to pay attorney's fees to the "prevailing party"?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Schmid v. Lovette, 154 Cal.App.3d 466, 201 Cal.Rptr. 424 (Cal. App. 1984):
11 This conclusion is not essential for plaintiff to prevail because, as pointed out by the trial court in its memorandum of decision, federal law does not require that a large class be benefited in order to grant an award of attorney's fees to the "prevailing party" under section 1988. (See Perez v. University of Puerto Rico, supra, 600 F.2d 1, 2.)
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