Soto v. County of Riverside

Opinion

RAMIREZ P. J.

Defendant County of Riverside (County) challenges the trial court’s judgment after an order granting plaintiff Jose Soto’s (Soto) motion for summary judgment on a writ of mandate. The judgment (1) declares unconstitutional the provision in a memorandum of understanding requiring a disciplined employee to pay for half of the hearing costs for an administrative appeal if the employee pursues the appeal through privately retained counsel rather than through the union; (2) orders the County to provide all employees who appeal disciplinary actions under the memorandum of…