California Legal Brief

The Rule of County of Del Norte v. Britt is that a responding party who prevails in a receivership proceeding under Health and Safety Code section 17980.7(c) is entitled to attorney fees and court costs under section 17980.7(c)(11), even against a municipal enforcement agency, because this more recent and specific statute creates an exception to the general rule of section 17984 that shields public agencies from cost liability, under circumstances where the responding party was improperly named as a defendant and achieved complete vindication on the claims against them.

The Rule of Semaan v. Mosier is that a court-appointed receiver is protected by quasi-judicial immunity for the receiver's discretionary acts and decisions made in their capacity as receiver, under circumstances where the receiver must exercise discretionary judgment in fulfilling court orders.