COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA v. DEPUTY SHERIFFS' ASSN.

Docket No. S023350.

3 Cal.4th 873 (1992)

838 P.2d 781

13 Cal. Rptr.2d 53

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA et al., Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Respondents, v. DEPUTY SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, INC., Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant; SANTA CLARA COUNTY CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION et al., Interveners and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

November 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, Christopher D. Burdick, Kathleen M. Hansen and Larry F. Estrada for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant. Beeson, Tayer & Bodine and John Provost as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Steven M. Woodside, County Counsel, Susan Levenberg, Chief Deputy County Counsel, James Rumble, Deputy County Counsel, Remcho, Johansen & Purcell, Robin B. Johansen, Julie M. Randolph and Philip C. Monrad for Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Respondents.

Lloyd M. Harmon, Jr., County Counsel (San Diego), Kelvin H. Booty, Jr., County Counsel (Alameda) and Jeffrey L. Kuhn, County Counsel (Madera), as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs, Cross-defendant and Respondents.

Philip John Crawford and Louis D. Silver for Interveners and Respondents.


OPINION

MOSK, J.

The issues we are asked to decide in this case are whether the Director of the Santa Clara County Department of Correction (department) violated chapter 4.5 of the Penal Code1 (§ 830 et seq.; hereafter chapter 4.5), by conferring "limited peace officer status" on custodial officers employed at the county jail2 and, if so, whether his action was nevertheless...

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