Desmond v. County of Contra Costa

Decided December 23, 1993. Robert W. Merrill wrote the opinion for the court.

21 Cal. App. 4th 330 · Cited 68 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Bixby v. Pierno · 481 P.2d 242
• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474
• Berman v. Parker · 348 U.S. 26
• Strumsky v. San Diego County Employees Retirement Assn. · 520 P.2d 29
• LeVesque v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board · 463 P.2d 432
• Longshore v. County of Ventura · 598 P.2d 866
• Ofsevit v. Trustees of California State University & Colleges · 582 P.2d 88
• Stearns v. Fair Employment Practice Commission · 490 P.2d 1155
• Wilson v. City of Laguna Beach · 6 Cal. App. 4th 543
• Guinnane v. San Francisco City Planning Commission · 209 Cal. App. 3d 732
• Smith v. County of Los Angeles · 211 Cal. App. 3d 188
• Zuniga V.County of San Mateo Department of Health Services · 218 Cal. App. 3d 1521
• Hosford v. State Personnel Bd. · 74 Cal. App. 3d 302
• Pescosolido v. Smith · 142 Cal. App. 3d 964
• Barnes v. Personnel Department · 87 Cal. App. 3d 502
• Novi v. City of Pacifica · 169 Cal. App. 3d 678
• Caveness v. State Personnel Board · 113 Cal. App. 3d 617

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