DEAN v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. G023111.

62 Cal.App.4th 638 (1998)

JOHN F. DEAN, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; ROSALYN LEVER et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

March 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Darryl R. Wold and Reed & Davidson for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Mark S. Rosen for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

SILLS, P.J.

Petitioner, a candidate for local office, seeks extraordinary writ relief mandating the registrar of voters delete part of an opponent's candidate statement as an impermissible personal attack on petitioner. We issue relief and conclude the superior court erred in not ordering the deletion.

Darrell Opp seeks to unseat the incumbent petitioner, John F. Dean...

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