CITY OF POMONA v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. B148045.

107 Cal.Rptr.2d 710 (2001)

89 Cal.App.4th 793

CITY OF POMONA et al., Petitioners, v. SUPERIOR COURT of Los Angeles County, Respondent. James Jones Company et al., Real Parties in Interest.

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

As Modified June 29, 2001.

Review Denied August 15, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillips & Cohen, Eric R. Havian, San Francisco, Lisa A. Foster, San Diego, Mary A. Inman, San Francisco; Irell & Manella, Gregory R. Smith, S. Thomas Pollack, Elizabeth A. Camacho and Stephen Hasegawa, for Petitioners.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Pamela Smith-Steward, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Ames, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Anthony M. Bova, Deputy Attorney General, for the State of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

John M. Kaheny, City Attorney, for the City of Chula Vista as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

Office of the City Attorney, Louise H. Renne and Owen J. Clements for the City of San Francisco as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

Office of the City Attorney, J. Richard Doyle and Malgorzata Laskowska for the City of San Jose as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Horvitz & Levy, Mitchell C. Tilner, Encino, Karen M. Bray, Santa Monica; Beck, De Corso, Daly & Kreindler, Bryan D. Daly, Anthony A. De Corso, Suzanne E. Tracy, Los Angeles; Stanzler, Funderburk & Castellon, Ruben A. Castellon and Willaim W. Funderburk, Jr. for Real Parties in Interest James Jones Company, Mueller Co. and Tyco International (US), Inc.

Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava & MacCuish, David S. MacCuish, Kurt Osenbaugh and Todd Benoff, Los Angeles, for Real Party in Interest Watts Industries, Inc.


SPENCER, P.J.

INTRODUCTION

The City of Pomona and qui tam1 plaintiff Nora Armenta (Armenta) petition for a writ of mandate commanding the trial court to reinstate the City's first cause of action, which alleges the violation of the California False Claims Act2 (Gov.Code, § 12650 et seq.)3 by real parties in interest...

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