California Court of Appeal

Proposition 80 is invalid because it usurps the Legislature's plenary power to confer additional authority and jurisdiction on the Public Utilities Commission.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/22/2005
• Published 07/22/2005

Judges

• SCOTLAND, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor, James R. Parrinello, Mill Valley, and Richard D. Martland, Sacramento, for Petitioners., Remcho, Johansen & Purcell, Robin B. Johansen, Thomas A. Willis;  Utility Reform Network and Michel Peter Florio, San Francisco, for Real Parties in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Louis R. Mauro, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Christopher E. Krueger, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Vickie P. Whitney and Hiren Patel, Deputy Attorneys General, for Respondent.