Stationary Engineers Local 39 v. County of Sacramento

Opinion

BLEASE, Acting, P. J.

Petitioner Stationary Engineers Local 39 (the Union) appeals from a judgment entered following denial of a petition for writ of mandate.

The Union sought to compel the County of Sacramento (County) and the Sacramento County Civil Service Commission (Commission) to discontinue the practice of awarding five “preference points” to County employees whose scores on open examinations did not initially place them in the top three ranks of those taking the tests. The petition also sought monetary damages for lost wages and benefits due Daniel Ohler, a Union member and…