Legal Opinion
Yoffie v. Marin Hospital District
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 15, 1987No. A034544PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCOTT, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment denying a petition for writ of mandate. The sole question is whether a private, nonprofit, public-benefit corporation which operates Marin General Hospital pursuant to the terms of a 30-year lease from the Marin Hospital District is subject to the open meeting requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act (the Brown Act or the Act). (Gov. Code, § 54950 et seq.) For reasons which we will explain, we conclude that it is not, and affirm the judgment.
The Facts
The Marin Hospital District (the District) was organized in 1946 under the provisions of the…
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