Townsend v. County of Los Angeles

Opinion

KAUS, P. J.

This case involves the problem of mandatory retirement imposed upon a public employee. The employee is a deputy public defender; the employer is the County of Los Angeles, which in January 1969 adopted a pension plan that requires county employees to retire at age 65.

Plaintiff Vince Monroe Townsend, Jr., appeals from a summary judgment in favor of respondent Los Angeles County and related defendants.

Facts

Plaintiff was employed by Los Angeles County as a deputy public defender starting in February 1965. He was a civil service employee. He claims that'when he was hired,…