A retired judge turned local activist should not have been roundly refused counsel fees for his efforts to resolve improprieties in his hometown government, even though many of the issues were redressed before he sued, a state appeals court says.
Paul Porreca was advancing the interests of taxpayers in pursuing his claims, and even though no monetary damages were sought, he obtained “a tangible economic benefit” for the taxpayers, a three-judge panel said in Porreca v. City of Millville, A-1195-09.
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