California Court of Appeal

Hernandez v. County of Los Angeles, B203097

In a matter involving a post-election challenge to Measure R, denial of a petition for writ of mandate is affirmed where the single subject rule does not apply to a city council sponsored ballot measure such as Measure R.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/25/2008
• Published 09/25/2008

Judges

• FLIER, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric Grant;  Sterling E. Norris, Los Angeles;  Law Office of Anthony T. Caso and Anthony T. Caso, Sacramento, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rockard J. Delgadillo, City Attorney, Valerie L. Flores and Harit U. Trivedi, Deputy City Attorneys, for Defendant and Respondent City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles City Council., Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, and Judy W. Whitehurst, Deputy County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent County of Los Angeles., Kaufman Downing, Stephen J. Kaufman and Steven J. Reyes, for the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.