California Court of Appeal

San Leandro Teachers Ass'n v. Governing Bd. of the San Leandro Unified Sch. Dist., A114679

Order granting peremptory writ of mandate prohibiting defendants from restricting the content of communications by plaintiff-union placed in defendant-district's mailboxes is reversed where the internal school mailbox system is a nonpublic forum and defendant's restrictions on its use are reasonable and viewpoint neutral.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/28/2007
• Published 08/28/2007

Judges

• SWAGER, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Littler Mendelson, P.C., Garry G. Mathiason, Esq., Kimberly L. Owens, Esq., San Francisco, for Defendants and Appellants., Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Bruce A. Barsook, Esq., Los Angeles, Didier Y. Reiss, Esq., for California School Boards Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants., California Teachers Association, Priscilla S. Winslow, Esq., Beverly Tucker, Esq., Ballinger G. Kemp, Esq., Ramon E. Romero, Esq., Burlingame, for Plaintiffs and Respondents., Michael R. Clancy, Chief Counsel, Christina C. Bleuler, Staff Attorney, for California School Employees Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents., Rothner, Segall & Greenstone, Glenn Rothner, Esq., Pasadena, Jonathan Cohen, Esq., for American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and Service Employees Union, Local 99 as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.