Legal Opinion
Thorpe v. Long Beach Community College District
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 5, 2000No. B138537PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BOREN, P. J.
Appellant Mary Thorpe petitioned for writ of mandate (Code Civ. Proc., § 1085) to overturn the decision of respondent Long Beach Community College District (hereinafter, the Community College District) disqualifying her from consideration for promotion from her position of “Accountant” to the newly created position of “Supervisor, Accounting Special Projects.” The trial court denied Thorpe’s petition since her husband was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Community College District (hereinafter, the Board of Trustees), and her promotion would constitute a prohibited…
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