Hard v. CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES ASS'N

Opinion

DAVIS, J.

Plaintiffs Jim Hard and Cathy Hackett are members and directors of defendant California State Employees Association (CSEA) and the representatives of a class of employee members known as the Civil Service Division (the Division). They petitioned the trial court for a writ of traditional mandamus directing the CSEA to give effect to a vote of the Division approving the incorporation of the Division as an affiliate. The trial court granted the petition. In August 2001, we granted the CSEA’s petition for a stay preventing the Division either from conducting business or…