On Monday morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinion in Williams v. Chino Valley Independent Fire District, which raises the issue whether a prevailing defendant in an action under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.) is required to show that the plaintiff’s claim was frivolous, unreasonable, or groundless in order to recover ordinary litigation costs. After scheduling the case for oral argument, the court directed the parties in Williams to file supplemental briefs, due after the argument, regarding “the significance, if any, of Assembly Bill No. 1915 (1977-1978 Reg. Sess.) and its legislative history.”
Williams was argued on the court’s February calendar, but the post-argument briefing delayed submission of the case by two weeks.
The opinion can be viewed Monday starting at 10:00 a.m.
