Legal Opinion
Bjorndal v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 12, 2012No. A134517PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MARGULIES, J.
Defendant Judith Bjorndal filed this petition for a writ of mandate (petition) after the trial court overruled her demurrer to plaintiff Van A. Pena’s amended complaint. Pena had originally sued Bjorndal in 2002 for retaliatory termination in essentially identical state and federal lawsuits. While the state lawsuit languished, Pena pursued the federal action for nearly 10 years, twice successfully appealing adverse judgments. Following the second federal reversal in 2011, he changed his strategy and filed an amended complaint in the state lawsuit, alleging a single cause…
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