DIQUISTO v. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA

No. H032345.

181 Cal.App.4th 236 (2010)

104 Cal.Rptr.3d 93

JOHN DIQUISTO et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

January 22, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wylie, McBride, Platten & Renner, John McBride, Christopher E. Platten, Mark S. Renner; Clisham & Sortor, David P. Clisham; Law Offices of Donald T. Ramsey; Donald T. Ramsey for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Ann Miller Ravel, County Counsel, Miguel Marquez, Acting County Counsel, Winifred Botha, Assistant County Counsel, Gregory J. Sebastinelli, Deputy County Counsel; Crowell & Moring, Ethan P. Schulman and Michael Y. Kao for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

McADAMS, J.

This litigation arose at the crossroads of public labor bargaining and the electoral initiative process. In early 2004, three unions sponsored a local ballot initiative to mandate binding arbitration as a means of resolving labor disputes with their employer, Santa Clara County. The county opposed the initiative. During the same time period, the county engaged in labor...

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