Sikh Temple Turlock, California v. Chahal CA5
This appeal arises from a corporate governance dispute between two factions within the congregation of the Sikh Temple Turlock, California (Temple). In the trial court, each faction claimed to be the Temple’s duly elected board of directors.
The congregation elected cross-defendants and respondents to the Temple board in August 2011 (First Board). Appellants claimed that an April 2013 election placed them on the board (Second Board). In June 2013, appellants entered the Temple office, changed the lock, and took over running the Temple.
The Temple, through the First Board’s directors, filed the underlying action against appellants seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and damages for trespass. Appellants filed a cross-complaint requesting a judicial determination of the validity of the April 2013 election. As an alternative remedy, appellants requested the court to order and supervise a new election.
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