Supreme Court of California

The Legislature may not approve collective bargaining agreements requiring that state employers make permanent appointments in state service, based solely on the seniority status of candidates meeting all eligibility requirements, without allowance for comparative merit evaluations of those candidates.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/28/2005
• Published 07/28/2005

Judges

• BAXTER, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Anne M. Giese, Sacramento, and Robin O'Sullivan, for Defendant and Appellant., Howard L. Schwartz, Linda D. Buzzini, Patricia M. Keegan and Marguerite D. Seabourne, Sacramento, for Department of Personnel Administration as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant., Carroll, Burdick & McDonough, Ronald Yank, Gregg McLean Adam, San Francisco;  and Benjamin C. Sybesma, West Sacramento, for California Correctional Peace Officers' Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant., Karen J. Brandt, Elise S. Rose and Dorothy Bacskai Egel, Sacramento, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.