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Untitled California Attorney General Opinion

California Attorney General Reports · Apr 27, 1998

In County of Madera v. … (See Hartzell v. Connell (1984) 35 Cal.3d 899, 905, 911; California Assn. For Safety Education v. Brown (1994) 30 Cal.App.4th 1264, 1276-1280.)

Untitled California Attorney General Opinion

California Attorney General Reports · Apr 11, 2019

v. … Board of Ed. of City and County of San Francisco (1919) 40 Cal.App. 434, 437; see also City of Pasadena v.

Untitled California Attorney General Opinion

California Attorney General Reports · Jun 12, 1986

Code, § 1301; Brown v. Superior Court (1975) 15 Cal.3d 52, 55; 67 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 405, 406 (1984); cf. Bogacki v. Board of Supervisors (1971) 5 Cal.3d 771, 783; Chambers v. … (Main v. Claremont Unified School Dist., supra, 161 Cal.App.2d at p. 192; Rose v.

Opinion No. (1997)

California Attorney General Reports · Oct 15, 1997

We are to interpret statutes so as to effectuate the intent of the Legislature. ( Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co . (1989) 48 Cal.3d 721 , 724 .) … [Citation.]" ( Freedom Newspapers, Inc . v. Orange County Employees Retirement System (1993) 6 Cal.4th 821 , 826 .) The words of a statute are to be given "their usual and ordinary meaning." ( DaFonte v.

Opinion No. (2007)

California Attorney General Reports · Jul 19, 2007

BROWN JR. Attorney General DANIEL G. STONE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE PETER MOOCK, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF KINGS, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. … Code, § 6253 [copy of public record to be made upon request]; Safer v. Superior Court (1975) 15 Cal.3d 230 , 237-238 ; Board of Trustees v. Judge (1975) 50 Cal.App.3d 920 , 927 ; 73 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 13 , 23 (1990).)

Untitled California Attorney General Opinion

California Attorney General Reports · Sep 29, 1997

(Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co. (1989) 48 Cal.3d 711, 724.) "In so doing we turn first to the statutory language, since the words the Legislature chose are the best indicators of its intent. … Moreover, in O'Brien v.

Opinion No. (1998)

California Attorney General Reports · May 29, 1998

SUMMERS Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE VALERIE BROWN, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a city council execute a contract with a corporation for the purchase … In Thomson v.

Untitled California Attorney General Opinion

California Attorney General Reports · Jul 25, 1995

As recently observed in Cousins v. … (Bellflower Education Assn. v. Bellflower Unified School Dist. (1991) 228 Cal.App.3d 805, 808; Grimsley v.

Untitled California Attorney General Opinion

California Attorney General Reports · Dec 16, 1987

(Estate of Hoertkorn (1979) 88 Cal.App.3d 461, 465-466; See also, e.g., Nadler v. California Veterans Board (1984) 152 Cal.App.3d 707, 715.) … (Brown v. Superior Court (1984) 37 Cal.3d 477, 485; California Highway Patrol v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd. (1986) 178 Cal.App.3d 1016, 1024.)

Untitled California Attorney General Opinion

California Attorney General Reports · Mar 31, 1992

It is obvious that the board has initial or primary, if not exclusive, jurisdiction in the premises over what is essentially a charge of unfair labor practice. (§ 3514.5; San Jose Teachers Assn. v. … Superior Court (1985) 38 Cal.3d 839, 863; Pacific Legal Foundation v. Brown (1981) 29 Cal.3d 168, 198; San Diego Teachers Association v.

Opinion No. (2008)

California Attorney General Reports · May 7, 2008

BROWN JR. … See generally Skinner v.

Untitled California Attorney General Opinion

California Attorney General Reports · Jul 30, 1987

(Stevens v. Brown, 20 W.Va. 450, 459.) … (Brown v. Superior Court (1984) 37 Cal.3d 477, 485; California Highway Patrol v. Worker's Compensation Appeals Board (1986) 178 Cal.App.3d 1016, 1024.)

Opinion No. (2007)

California Attorney General Reports · Dec 18, 2007

As stated in Ferdig v. … (See Safer v. Superior Court (1975) 15 Cal.3d230, 231-23%; Board of Trustees v. Judge (1975) 50 Cal.App.3d920, 927; 73 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 13 , 23 (1990).)

Untitled California Attorney General Opinion

California Attorney General Reports · Apr 6, 1993

In Johnson v. Board of Education (1986) 179 Cal.App.3d 593, the court sanctioned the actions of a school board in reviewing a superintendent's decision regarding whether to change a student's grade. … The Supreme Court acknowledged this change in Hatzell v.

Untitled California Attorney General Opinion

California Attorney General Reports · Apr 24, 1997

(Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co. (1989) 48 Cal.3d 711, 724.) "In doing so we turn first to the statutory language, since the words the Legislature chose are the best indicators of its intent. … (See Safer v. Superior Court (1975) 15 Cal.3d 230, 236, 238; Board of Trustees v. Judge (1975) 50 Cal.App.3d 920, 927; see also Wildlife Alive v. Chickering (1976) 18 Cal.3d 190, 196; DeWeese v.

Opinion No. (1997)

California Attorney General Reports · Jun 16, 1997

(See Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (1987) 484 U.S. 260 , 266 ; Everson v. Board of Educ . (1947) 330 U.S. 1 , 8 ; 77 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 56 , 57-58 (1994).) … (See California Teachers Assn v. Governing Board (1996) 45 Cal.App.4th 1383 , 1391-1392 ; Savage v. Trammell Crow Con., Inc . (1990) 223 Cal.App.3d 1562 , 1572-1573 ; U.C. Nuclear Weapons Lab conversion Project v.

Opinion No. (2010)

California Attorney General Reports · Sep 16, 2010

BROWN JR. Attorney General DANIEL G. STONE Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE LOIS WOLK AND ROBERT DUTTON, MEMBERS OF THE STATE SENATE, have requested an opinion on the following three questions: 1. … See also, e.g. , People v.

California Attorney General Opinion 24-1101

California Attorney General Reports · May 20, 2026

In Hall v. … (E.g., Community Action Agency of Butte County v.

Untitled California Attorney General Opinion

California Attorney General Reports · Jul 18, 1988

Deukmejian v. Brown (1981) 29 Cal.3d 150.) Attorneys must conform to professional standards in whatever capacity they are acting in a particular matter. (Crawford v. … Deukmejian v. Brown, 29 Cal.3d 150, 624 P.2d 1206, 172 Cal.Rptr. 478 (1981).

Untitled California Attorney General Opinion

California Attorney General Reports · Nov 30, 2023

Chapman v. … Chapman v.