PAULSEN v. GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY

Docket No. S.F. 24049.

25 Cal.3d 803 (1979)

602 P.2d 778

159 Cal. Rptr. 858

RICHARD B. PAULSEN, JR., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GOLDEN GATE UNIVERSITY et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of California.

November 30, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Jordan, Walsh, Lawrence, Dawson & Carbone, Jordan, Lawrence, Dawson & Carbone, Paul S. Jordan, Michael P. Carbone and Terry D. McShane for Defendants and Appellants.

George J. Alexander and William C. Cunningham as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

Charles Cline Moore for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

MOSK, J.

Defendant Golden Gate University appeals from a judgment in an action for declaratory relief directing it to award plaintiff Paulsen a law degree.1

Golden Gate is a nonprofit, private educational institution. Paulsen enrolled at its school of law in 1971 and attended classes there until 1975. Although he was a full time degree student for three years, he failed to satisfy the academic...

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