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Clty Councll Meetlng 1-24-84
Santa Monlca, Callfornla
STAFF REPORT
TO:
Mayor and Clty Councll
FROM:
Clty Attorney
SUBJECT:
Recommendatlon to Approve Outslde Counsel for
the Rent Control Board
The Clty Attorney has recelved the accompanying request for
Clty Counell approval of outslde counsel for the Rent Control
Board.
Pursuant to the Judgment entered ln Crelghton v. Dennls,
Clty Councll approval lS requlred for all outslde counsel
performlng serVlces for the Rent Control Board followlng January
24,
1984.
The Clty Attorney has revlewed the request of the
Rent Control Board and believes that lts request for outslde
counsel should be approved.
RECOMMENDATION
It 15 respectfully recommended that the City Councll
approve the accompanYlng request for outslde counsel for the Rent
Control Board.
PREPARED BY:
Robert M. Myers, Clty Attorney
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SANTA MONICA Rf~r CONTROL BOARD - ME~O
TO;
ROBERT M. MYERS, CITY ATTORNEY
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AICHA~L HiUMANN~ RB~T CONT~OL BOARD SriNIOK ATTJK~bY
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DATE:
JANUARY 20, 1984
RE:
RiQUcsr TdAf CITY COuNCIL APPROVE ~ETENTION OF JOEL
LEVY AS OuTSIDE COUNSEL FOR THE RENT CONTROL BOARD
WIfH RESPECr TO CJURT OF APPEAL PROCEEDINGS IN
CASTIGLIONE, et ale v. SANTA MONICA PERMANENT RENT
CONTROL BOARD, et ale
Pursuant to our conversatIon on Tuesday, I am wrItIng thIS memo
to you regardIng the need to request the CIty CouncIl's
approval to retaIn Joel Levy as outsIde counsel to represent
the Rent Control Board In tne consolldated appeal proceedIng In
Castlgllone, et al. v. Santa MonIca Permanent Rent Control
~oard, et a1..
These consolIdated cases nave a long and complIcated procedural
hIstory, have resulted In volumInous brIefing at both the
SuperIor Court and Co~rt of Appeal levels, and have raIsed
unIque and complex legal Issues. The cases are further
complIcated by tne confUSIng approacnes to Issues taken by
Lowell Wedemeyer, counsel for the petItIoners, respondents and
cross-appellants.
Joel Levy has handled tnese cases on benalf of tne Board Slnce
theIr lnltiation In SuperIor Court, both during the perIod he
was Staff Attorney for the Board and SInce he left the Board
and commenced hIS own prlvate practIce. The CIty IS also a
respondent In tnese cases. However, no attorney presently on
eIther the Board's legal staff or CIty Attorney's staff IS
suffIciently famlllar wltn tnese cases to take over tne lead
responsIbIlIty for them without very substantial Investment of
time and energy to reVIew tne volumInous SuperIor Court records
and appellate brlefs.
The cases are fully brIefed and awaItIng oral argument before
the Court of Appeal at thIS tIme. My recommendatIon is tllat
Joel Levy be retaIned after January 24, 1984, untIl SUCh tIme
as the Court of Appeal lssues ItS deCISIon In these
consolIdated cases, to represent the Board In oral argument and
any further brIefIng of issues that mIght be requIred.
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Memo to Rooert M. Myers
Re: Request that CIty CouncIl
Approve RetentIon of Joel Levy, etc.
January 20, 1984
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Joel Levy's terms for hIS legal worK In CastIglIone, et al. are
$70.00 per hour. ThIS request for the City Council's approval
IS of course made pursuant to the Creighton Judgment and stay
order, whlcn requIres City Council approval of the retentIon of
outside counsel to represent tlie Rent Control Board In any
litigatIon as of January 24, 1984.
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