California Court of Appeal

Defendants successfully challenged a judgment that upheld a ballot initiative requiring voter approval by a two-thirds super majority margin of any new general tax, or any increase in an existing general tax, to be levied by the San Diego City Council.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/01/2004
• Published 07/01/2004

Judges

• NARES, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Casey Gwinn, City Attorney, and Leslie J. Girard, Assistant City Attorney, for Defendant, Cross-Complainant and Appellant., Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, Trevor A. Grimm, Jonathan M. Coupal, Sacramento, and Timothy A. Bittle for Plaintiff, Cross-Defendant and Respondent Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association., J. Bruce Henderson for Plaintiff, Cross Defendant and Respondent Edward Teyssier.