Legal Opinion
Rowen v. Santa Clara Unified School District
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 1, 1981No. Civ. 47161PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRODIN, J.
This case involves construction of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Gov. Code, § 54950 et seq.), which requires in its key provision (§ 54953) that “[a]ll meetings of the legislative body of a local agency shall be open and public ... except as otherwise provided in this chapter.” The principal question presented is whether a school board violates that requirement by meeting in closed session with prospective contractors—in this case a “consortium” of three real estate specialists—to discuss with those persons their qualifications to assist the board in disposing of surplus real…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sacramento Newspaper Guild, Local 92 v. Sacramento County Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- California School Employees Ass'n v. Sunnyvale Elementary School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Lucas v. Board of TrusteesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
- Letsch v. Northern San Diego County Hospital DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
- Roseville Community Hospital v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Miller v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1999
- Stockton Newspapers, Inc. v. Redevelopment AgencyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
- Hinds Cty. Bd. of Sup'rs v. Common CauseMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
- Frazer v. Dixon Unified School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
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