Legal Opinion

Nolan v. City of Anaheim

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 2004No. S113359PublishedCited by 101 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BROWN, J.

Plaintiff Steven W. Nolan was a police officer for the City of Anaheim (Anaheim); his last assignment was as a patrol officer. Pursuant to Government Code section 21156,1 Mr. Nolan has applied for permanent disability retirement benefits on the ground that threats and harassment by other Anaheim officers have rendered him “incapacitated physically or mentally for the performance of his . . . duties in the state service.” (Italics added.) The question presented is what, for the purposes of section 21156, is meant by “state service”?

“State service,” Mr. Nolan contends, refers to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. GardeleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
  2. People v. WoodheadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Trope v. KatzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1995
  4. People v. HarrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
  5. People v. TrevinoCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001

6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by101 opinions

  1. Flatley v. MauroCalifornia Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Arias v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Colgan v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2006
  4. Aron v. U-Haul Co. of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2006
  5. Switzer v. Wood, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019

96 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API