California Court of Appeal

Judgment denying Ventura County employees and plaintiffs Lanquist and Temple's petition for writ of mandamus to compel defendant Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association (VCERA) to grant their requests to purchase retirement service credit for military service as midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy is reversed, and the trial court is directed to issue a writ of mandamus requiring VCERA to grant plaintiffs' requests, where: 1) the terms "public service" and "military service, " as used in the County Employees Retirement Law (CERL) adopted by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, are interpreted to include service as a midshipman at the Academy; and 2) a member of the California Public Employees' Retirement System may properly purchase prior retirement service credit for active service with the Armed Forces or the Merchant Marine of the United States, and this includes Academy time.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/16/2015
• Published 03/16/2015

Judges

• Gilbert

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel