Lopez v. Medford Community Center, Inc.

On November 4, 1979, the plaintiffs commenced an action seeking a declaration of their rights as members and officers of Medford Community Center, Inc. (MCC), and ancillary injunctive relief designed to prevent the individual defendants, all of whom were then acting as officers or directors of the corporation, from taking any action to interfere with the membership rights asserted. On January 4, 1980, following a three-day trial, the trial judge ordered that a receiver be appointed to take control of the corporate affairs of MCC, to recruit new members of the corporation, and to hold a valid…