GILB v. CHIANG
Filed 7/2/10
CERTIFIED
FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF
APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE
DISTRICT
(Sacramento)
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DAVID A. GILB, as Director, etc. et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. JOHN CHIANG, as Controller, etc. et al., Defendants and Appellants; SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, etc. et al., Interveners and Appellants. | C061947 (Super. Ct. No. 34200880000026CUWMGDS) |
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The Controller also cites Madden v. Riley (1942) 53 Cal.App.2d 814, where this court said the
approval, by the Governor and Department of Finance, of travel expenses for a
law enforcement officer to attend a convention in Reno did not preclude the
controller from examining the facts to ascertain whether the business of the
convention in fact included duties incident to the officer's employment. (Id.
at p. 820.) However, as explained in Tirapelle
determination of the factual circumstances necessary to establish the validity
of the claims. Here, it is undisputed
that the employees' claims are valid. A
delay in partial payment pursuant to White
v. Davis would not call for the Controller to determine any factual circumstances.
The Controller and
intervener SEIU argue DPA's pay letter lacked
authority because section 19826, subdivision (b), (fn. 18, ante) prohibits DPA from adjusting salaries for â€
