COSTA v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. S136294.

39 Cal.Rptr.3d 470 (2006)

37 Cal.4th 986

128 P.3d 675

Edward J. COSTA et al., Petitioners, v. The SUPERIOR COURT of Sacramento County, Respondent; Bill Lockyer et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

February 16, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Daniel M. Kolkey, G. Charles Nierlich and Rebecca Justice Lazarus, San Francisco, for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Manuel M. Medeiros, State Solicitor General, James M. Humes, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Louis R. Mauro, Assistant Attorney General, Richard M. Frank, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Christopher E. Krueger, Leslie R. Lopez, Douglas J. Woods, Zackery P. Morazzini, Vickie P. Whitney and Susan K. Leach, Deputy Attorneys General, for Real Party in Interest Bill Lockyer.

Olson, Hagel & Fishburn, Deborah B. Caplan, Lance H. Olson, Sacramento, and Richard C. Miadich, for Real Party in Interest Californians for Fair Representation-No on 77.

Knox, Lemmon and Anapolsky, Thomas S. Knox, Angela Schrimp de La Vergne and Glen C. Hansen, Sacramento, for Real Party in Interest Bruce McPherson, Secretary of State.

Linda A. Cabatic, Sacramento, for Real Party in Interest Geoff Brandt, Acting State Printer for the State of California.


GEORGE, C.J.

This case arises from a legal challenge to Proposition 77, an initiative measure that was submitted to California voters at the November 8, 2005, special statewide election. The underlying challenge to the measure was brought after circulation of the initiative petition was completed but prior to the Secretary of State's submission of the ballot pamphlet materials to the State Printer, and sought to have...

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