ANDERSON v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B126094.

80 Cal.Rptr.2d 891 (1998)

68 Cal.App.4th 1240

Eloise ANDERSON, as Director, etc., Petitioner, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Los Angeles County, Respondent; Maria Lopez, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Four.

Review Denied March 31, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, Charlton G. Holland, III, Assistant Attorney General, John H. Sanders, Laurie R. Pearlman and Matthew E. Kearl, Deputy Attorneys General, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Barbara Jones, Marjorie Shelvy, Yolanda Arias, Sujatha Branch, Richard Rothschild, Robert D. Newman, Los Angeles, and Adam Culbreath, Sacramento, for Real Party in Interest.


EPSTEIN, J.

The trial court adjudicated petitioner, Eloise Anderson, in contempt of court. Petitioner is the Director of the State Department of Social Services (DSS). The conduct upon which the court based its order occurred in Ms. Anderson's performance of official duties as Director. The basis of the adjudication was her disobedience of the court's order that she cease utilizing the Department's Manual of Policy and Procedure (MPP) sections 45-202.311-.313 to determine...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases