Baggett v. Gates

*131Opinion

BIRD, C. J.

The primary issue presented by this case is whether the Public Safety Officers’ Procedural Bill of Rights Act (Bill of Rights Act) applies to chartered cities. (See Gov. Code, §§ 3300-3311.)

I

Plaintiffs, Lawrence Baggett, David Butler, John Spencer and David Zelhart, are police officers employed by the Los Angeles Police Department (Department). Defendants are the chief of police, the board of police commissioners and the City of Los Angeles.

Under the Department’s salary structure, known as the Jacobs Plan, each of the several civil service job classes—i.e., police officer,…