Monsivaiz v. L.A. County Civil Service Com. (L.A. County Dept. of Ag. Comr.)

Opinion

GRIMES, J.

The sole question presented is whether the death of plaintiff Peter Monsivaiz during the pendency of the underlying writ proceeding divested defendant Civil Service Commission of the County of Los Angeles (Commission) of jurisdiction, thereby mandating a dismissal of plaintiff’s writ proceeding. We conclude that it did, and therefore affirm the court’s order dismissing the writ proceeding with prejudice.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

We summarize only those facts germane to the narrow issue presented, and those facts are undisputed by the parties.

Plaintiff was employed as…