Lawrence v. Hartnell Community College District

Opinion

MIHARA, J.

Appellants Gail Lawrence and Sharon Culver sought a writ of administrative mandamus (Code Civ. Proc., § 1085) in the trial court to compel their former employer, respondent Hartnell Community College District (the District), to reinstate them as executive assistants to the District’s superintendent/president or alternatively, to conduct hearings on the propriety of their “demotions, involuntary transfers, and terminations.” The court denied the petition, and appellants challenge that decision on appeal.

*691Appellants contend the court erred when it determined that their temporary…