CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Filed 8/23/06
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION ONE
| CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants and Respondents. | A112311 (San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. CPF-05-505640) |
In this appeal, we consider whether a party opposing a petition to compel arbitration may defeat the petition by demonstrating that the relief sought by the petitioner in arbitration is precluded by statute. Plaintiff California Correctional Peace Officers Association (the Union) represents both rank-and-file correctional officers and their supervisors. Supervisors and rank-and-file officers negotiate separately with the state's representative, the California Department of Personnel Administration (the Department), over their respective terms and conditions of employment. Nonetheless, pursuant to â€
