Javier Moreno, Vivian Moreno v. City of Riverside and Does 1 through 10, inclusive
Published: May 4, 2013 | Result Date: Apr. 15, 2013 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: RIC1210249 Settlement – $10,000,000
Court
Riverside Superior
Attorneys
Petitioner
Eric Jon Benink
(Benink & Slavens LLP)
Respondent
Holly O. Whatley
(Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley PC)
Michael G. Colantuono
(Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley PC)
Facts
Two residents filed suit against the City of Riverside, claiming that the city improperly raided a water fund to help pay for day-to-day services. The suit involved 16 years of money transfers from the city's utility water fund to the general fund. The plaintiffs argued that the annual funding transfer violated a 1996 law requiring voter approval of taxes and fees and how they are spent.
Result
The parties settled for $10 million. Riverside will repay the amount to the water fund and put a measure on a future ballot asking voters to permit future transfers.
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