Opinion No. (2003)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ANTHONY S. DA VIGO Deputy Attorney General

The MILTON MARKS "LITTLE HOOVER" COMMISSION ON CALIFORNIA STATE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND ECONOMY has requested an opinion on the following questions:

1. Does the Little Hoover Commission have the authority to comprehensively review the administrative operations of the court system?

2. What examination may be made by the Little Hoover Commission relating to the laws pertaining to the appropriation of public funds and the methods used in administering such laws?

CONCLUSIONS

1. The Little Hoover Commission does not have the…