Legal Opinion
Oakland Municipal Improvement League v. City of Oakland
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 28, 1972No. Civ. 28561PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DEVINE, P. J.
A petition for writ of mandate and prohibition, in which plaintiffs sought to have the City of Oakland, its council and its city manager prevented from acting under its charter of 1969, having been dismissed by the superior court, plaintiffs appeal. They contend that the charter should be declared void because of defects in the process of enactment.
Plaintiffs are the Oakland Municipal Improvement League, an association which was organized for the purpose (among others) of defeating the charter at the November 5, 1968, election; several labor unions, including those…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by25 opinions
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