Legal Opinion
Butt v. State of California
California Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1992No. S020835PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAXTER. J.
In late April 1991, after a period of mounting deficits, the Richmond Unified School District (District) announced it lacked funds to complete the final six weeks of its 1990-1991 school term. The District proposed to close its doors on May 1, 1991. The Superior Court of Contra Costa County issued a preliminary injunction directing the State of California (State), its Controller, and its Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to ensure that the District’s students would receive a full school term or its equivalent. The court approved the SPI’s plan for an emergency State…
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