Dillon v. Municipal Court

*863Opinion

SULLIVAN, J.

Petitioners1 seek a writ of prohibition restraining respondent court from taking further proceedings in a criminal action charging them with a violation of section 9-108 of the Municipal Code of the City of Seaside (City). The ordinance prohibits parades or civic demonstrations obstructing the free use of streets and sidewalks without first obtaining a permit from the City.2 We issued an alternative writ of prohibition. Alleging that it has been designated real party in interest under the name of the “People of the State of California,” the City has made a return thereto by…