California Court of Appeal

A cover letter does not meet the statutory requirement of a city counsel's "final decision" to suspend a public employee, thereby starting the 90-day time limit for employee to seek a writ of mandate under Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/01/2001
• Published 02/01/2001

Judges

• RICHMAN, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of William L. Williams, Jr. and William L. Williams, Jr., Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant John Donnellan.


• For Appellees:
  
• Walter & Pistole, Jeffrey A. Walter and Veronica A.F. Nebb, Sonoma, Counsel for Defendant/Respondent City of Novato.