California Trial Lawyers Assn. v. Eu

Opinion

PUGLIA, P. J.

The California Trial Lawyers Association and Leonard Esquina (petitioners) seek a writ of mandate commanding the Secretary of State and the registrars of voters for Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles Counties (respondents) to refrain from undertaking or continuing any action to qualify or place on the ballot a proposed initiative. The initiative is entitled the “Insurance Cost Control Initiative of 1988” (“the initiative”). Real parties in interest are Stanley Zax and the Association of California Insurance Companies (hereafter referred to collectively as…