State Supreme Court / Cal.

Fort v. Civil Service Commission

Decided May 28, 1964. Phil S. Gibson wrote the opinion for the court.

61 Cal. 2d 331 · Cited 184 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.

Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88
In Re Blaney · 30 Cal. 2d 643
Torcaso v. Watkins · 367 U.S. 488
Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange Cty. · 368 U.S. 278
In Re Cregler · 56 Cal. 2d 308
In Re Porterfield · 28 Cal. 2d 91
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. Superior Court · 28 Cal. 2d 481
Quong Ham Wah Co. v. Industrial Accident Commission · 192 P. 1021
Wollam v. City of Palm Springs · 379 P.2d 481
People v. Perry · 298 P. 19
In Re Bell · 19 Cal. 2d 488
Danskin v. San Diego Unified School District · 28 Cal. 2d 536
Board of Education v. Dresden Swan · 41 Cal. 2d 546
Carter v. Commission on Qualifications of Judicial Appointments · 14 Cal. 2d 179
Mendoza v. Small Claims Court of Los Angeles Judicial District · 49 Cal. 2d 668
People v. Building Maintenance Contractors' Ass'n · 41 Cal. 2d 719

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Hamilton v. Municipal Court · 270 Cal. App. 2d 797
Swinney v. Untreiner · 272 So. 2d 805
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Merco Construction Engineers, Inc. v. Los Angeles Unified School District · 274 Cal. App. 2d 154
Belshaw v. City of Berkeley · 246 Cal. App. 2d 493
Valenzuela v. Board of Civil Service Commissioners · 40 Cal. App. 3d 557
Pain v. Municipal Court · 268 Cal. App. 2d 151
Canales v. City of Alviso · 474 P.2d 417
Finot v. Pasadena City Board of Education · 250 Cal. App. 2d 189
LA Teachers Union v. LA City Bd. of Ed. · 455 P.2d 827
Castro v. Superior Court · 9 Cal. App. 3d 675
Los Angeles Teachers Union, Local 1021 v. Los Angeles City Board of Education · 71 Cal. 2d 551
Otsuka v. Hite · 64 Cal. 2d 596
Rittenband v. Cory · 159 Cal. App. 3d 410
People Ex Rel. San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commisson v. Smith · 26 Cal. App. 4th 113
California School Employees Ass'n v. Foothill Community College District · 52 Cal. App. 3d 150
Johnson v. County of Santa Clara · 31 Cal. App. 3d 26
Norton v. City of Santa Ana · 15 Cal. App. 3d 419
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