CANDARI v. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT









Filed 3/8/11





CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION


IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

STEVEN CANDARI, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants and Appellants.

B218306 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BS114536)

APPEAL from the judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. David P. Yaffe, Judge. Affirmed.

The Law Offices of Melinda G. Wilson and Melinda G. Wilson for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Mampre R. Pomakian for Defendants and Appellants.



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The sole issue presented on appeal is whether the trial court committed error in issuing a peremptory writ of mandate directing defendant and appellant Los Angeles Unified School District Personnel Commission (Commission) to vacate that portion of its administrative order of April 16, 2008, denying back pay to plaintiff and respondent Steven Candari and remanding to the Commission to determine the amount of back pay owed to Candari. We find no error and affirm.
FACTS
Candari was hired by defendant and appellant Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)^[1] in 1997. In 2006, Candari was a tenured or â€