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Cal. Corporations Code § 1604 (2026)

Rights of Inspection

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In any action or proceeding under Section 1600 or Section 1601, if the court finds the failure of the corporation to comply with a proper demand thereunder was without justification, the court may award an amount sufficient to reimburse the shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate for the reasonable expenses incurred by such holder, including attorneys’ fees, in connection with such action or proceeding.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2022 · leading case: Heller Ehrman LLP v. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 411 P.3d 548 (Cal. 2018).
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Heller Ehrman LLP v. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, 411 P.3d 548 (Cal. 2018). · cites it 2× “" 2 ( Corp. Code, § 1604, subd. (b)(1).) Winding up is "the process of completing all of the partnership's uncompleted transactions, of reducing all assets to cash, and of distributing the proceeds, if any, to the partners.”
Geller v. Consultants for Pathology CA2/3 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 3× “Attorney Fees Corporations Code section 1604 provides that, in any action or proceeding to enforce a shareholder’s inspection rights, “if the court finds the failure of the corporation to comply with a proper demand .”
Roudi v. Paydar CA4/1 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “” 10 Corporations Code section 1604 provides: “In any action or proceeding under Section 1600 or Section 1601, if the court finds the failure of the corporation to comply with a proper demand thereunder was without justification, the court may award an amount sufficient to…”
JAH Interests V, LLC v. Nutrition 53, Inc. (E.D. Cal. 2021). “Code § 1602 (granting directors the 5 right to “inspect and copy all books, records and documents of 6 every kind and to inspect the physical properties of the 7 corporation”); Cal. Corp. Code § 1604 (authorizing award of 8 attorney’s fees and expenses upon “failure of the…”
Feldman v. San Mateo Fin. Corp., 226 Cal. App. 3d 543 (Cal. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “(Corp. Code, § 1604.) We conclude the trial court erred in issuing the writ allowing inspection of Great Pacific’s records and in awarding sanctions.”
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