City of Pleasanton v. Bryant

These two mandamus proceedings, consolidated for purposes of trial and appeal, involve the validity of (1) an incorporation proceeding initiated by appellants (self-termed the Dublin Group); and (2) an annexation proceeding subsequently undertaken by the City of Pleasanton, of territory which overlapped that included in the incorporation proceeding. We have concluded that the trial court correctly determined that the incorporation proceeding was defective because notice thereof was filed prematurely, and that such proceeding consequently provided no impediment to the annexation; the judgment…