WILSON v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. H002840.

194 Cal.App.3d 1259 (1987)

240 Cal. Rptr. 131

SUSANNE WILSON, as Supervisor, etc., et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; ERVIN BRANSON et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

September 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Donald L. Clark, County Counsel, Steven M. Woodside, Assistant County Counsel, Morgan, Ruby, Teter, Schofield, Franich & Fredkin, Allen J. Ruby, Jackson, Tufts, Cole & Black, Bartlett A. Jackson, Debra S. Belaga, Remcho, Johansen & Purcell, Joseph Remcho, Roben B. Johansen and Julie M. Randolph for Petitioners.

Charles R. Reed, Reed, Elliott, Creech, Roth & McMahon, James P. Fox, District Attorney (San Mateo), Thomas F. Casey III, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Beth Labson Freeman, Deputy District Attorney, David R. Frank, County Counsel (Shasta), James A. Curtis, County Counsel (Nevada), Jeffrey Green, County Counsel (Mariposa), Denis A. Eymil, County Counsel (Kings), De Witt Clinton, County Counsel (Los Angeles), Frederick Bennett, Assistant County Counsel, Douglas J. Maloney, County Counsel (Marin), Ralph Kuchler, County Counsel (Monterey), Adrian Kuyper, County Counsel (Orange), Lee B. Elam, County Counsel (Sacramento), James L. McBride, County Counsel (Ventura), Kenneth A. Moy and Benner, Harris & Moy, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Eileen Matteucci, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Emerson, John R. Reese and Sherri J. Conrad for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

AGLIANO, P.J.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

This is a proceeding in certiorari to review contempt adjudications against the Supervisors of Santa Clara County.

Six years ago, in March 1981, inmates of the Santa Clara County jail (plaintiffs) brought this class action as a petition for habeas corpus challenging the conditions of their confinement, and specifically...

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