AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE v. PROCUNIER

Docket No. 13689.

33 Cal.App.3d 252 (1973)

109 Cal. Rptr. 22

AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. R.K. PROCUNIER, as Director, etc., et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

July 3, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Evelle J. Younger, Attorney General, Edward A. Hinz, Jr., Chief Assistant Attorney General, Doris H. Maier, Assistant Attorney General, Charles P. Just, Marjory Winston Parker and Arnold O. Overoye, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Appellants.

Peter E. Sitkin, J. Anthony Kline, Charles R. Lawrence and Fred J. Hiestand for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

B.E. Bergesen III, Charles C. Marson, Peter E. Sheehan, William Bennett Turner, Lowell Johnston, Julian Fowles, Mario G. Obledo, Sanford J. Rosen, Alan Exelrod and Anthony G. Amsterdam as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.


OPINION

RICHARDSON, P.J.

Petitioners (herein denominated "plaintiffs"), a group of nonprofit corporations and a citizen taxpayer, filed an action in the superior court against respondents (herein denominated "defendants"), Director of Corrections (hereinafter "Director") and the chairman, vice chairman and members of the California Adult Authority (hereinafter "Authority") wherein plaintiffs sought, and obtained, a writ of mandate...

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