CAMARA v. MELLON

Docket No. S.F. 22796.

4 Cal.3d 714 (1971)

484 P.2d 577

94 Cal. Rptr. 601

EDWARD CAMARA, Petitioner, v. ANGELE MELLON, as City Clerk, etc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

March 5, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Robert B. Yonts, Jr., and Lucas, Wyckoff, Miller, Dunton & Comstock for Petitioner.

Rodney R. Atchison, City Attorney, and Atchison, Haile & Haight for Respondent.


OPINION

THE COURT.

Petitioner Edward Camara, in an original proceeding before this court, seeks a writ of mandate to compel respondent Angele Mellon, City Clerk of the City of Santa Cruz, to file his nomination papers and place his name on the ballot as a candidate for the Santa Cruz City Council in the election to take place on April 13, 1971. Petitioner has been a state resident since September 1962, and a Santa Cruz resident since...

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