Legal Opinion
DiQuisto v. County of Santa Clara
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 22, 2010No. H032345PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McADAMS, J.
—This litigation arose at the crossroads of public labor bargaining and the electoral initiative process. In early 2004, three unions *243sponsored a local ballot initiative to mandate binding arbitration as a means of resolving labor disputes with their employer, Santa Clara County. The county opposed the initiative. During the same time period, the county engaged in labor negotiations with the unions, which included discussions aimed at their agreement not to support the initiative.
As taxpayers, plaintiffs sued the county, its board of supervisors, and two county officials,…
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