Hittle v. Santa Barbara County Employees Retirement Ass'n

Opinion

REYNOSO, J.

We are asked to decide whether the decision of the Santa Barbara County Employees Retirement Association (hereafter SBCERA or Association) denying the request of William T. Kittle to be reinstated as a member of the Association for purposes of seeking disability retirement was properly upheld by the Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Specifically, we must decide whether Kittle waived his right to apply for disability retirement upon the withdrawal of his retirement contributions from the Association, and whether his petition for writ of mandate before the trial court was…