What is the scope of a civil action brought by a taxpayer against a government official?
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The following excerpt is from Love v. Keays, 491 P.2d 395, 6 Cal.3d 339, 98 Cal.Rptr. 811 (Cal. 1971):
3 Section 526a authorizes taxpayers to bring actions against government officials to prevent illegal expenditures of public funds. (See Blair v. Pitchess (1971) 5 Cal.3d 258, 267--270, 96 Cal.Rptr. 42, 486 P.2d 1242.)
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