Rhodes v. Superior Court

Opinion

WHITE, P. J.

Petitioner seeks a writ of mandate directing respondent superior court to order the plaintiffs in an action under the Political Reform Act of 1974 to post a bond in a reasonable amount to cover petitioner’s costs as a party defendant therein.

We issued an alternative writ of mandate in order to consider and determine the constitutionality of the bond provision of Government Code section 91012.

The proceedings giving rise to the present controversy may be summarized. Petitioner, the Mayor of Fremont, is a defendant in an action brought by two private citizens to challenge…