Entezampour v. North Orange County Community College District

Opinion

FYBEL, J.

INTRODUCTION

In July 2003, plaintiff Mohammad Entezampour was hired by defendant North Orange County Community College District (the District), as dean of the science, engineering, and mathematics division at Cypress College. In February 2007, Entezampour was notified that the District would not be renewing his employment as dean for the following academic year. He sought to exercise the so-called “retreat rights” provided to certain administrators under Education Code section 87458. (All further statutory references are to the Education Code, unless otherwise specified.)…