Cox v. Kern County Civil Service Commission

Opinion

ANDREEN, J.

Upon learning that there was cheating by unspecified persons on one of its examinations, may a civil service commission invalidate the resultant promotional list without proof that a particular examinee cheated? We hold that it may.

Petitioners (hereinafter plaintiffs) are deputy sheriffs in Kern County who gained positions on an eligible list for promotion to senior deputy sheriff by taking a competitive examination. They brought this writ of mandate to compel the respondents (hereinafter defendants) Kern County Civil Service Commission (hereinafter commission), the County…