San Bernardino Pub. Emp. Assn. v. Super. Ct.
This is an appeal by plaintiff and appellant San Bernardino Public Employees Association (hereafter SBPEA) from the judgment of dismissal entered against it and in favor of defendants and respondents, San Bernardino Superior Court and Tressa Sloan Kentner, in her official capacity as Court Executive Officer (hereafter defendants), after the trial court sustained their demurrer, without leave to amend, to SBPEAs petition for writ of mandate. SBPEA and two individual court reporters (referred to collectively as plaintiffs)[1]filed the petition in order to obtain a declaration that defendants were not properly compensating court reporters for the preparation of certain transcripts. Plaintiffs also sought a writ of mandate directing defendants to cease and desist from failing to properly compensate court reporters. The petition alleged, in pertinent part, that SBPEA is the authorized collective bargaining representative for court reporters employed by San Bernardino Superior Court and in that capacity has standing to sue on their behalf to obtain compensation under Government Code section 69950 for the preparation of certified transcripts.For reasons we now explain, Court conclude that the associational standing requirements are not met in this case. Therefore, Court affirm the judgment.
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