15 Cited authorities

  1. Fukuda v. City of Angels

    20 Cal.4th 805 (Cal. 1999)   Cited 486 times
    In Fukuda v. City of Angels (1999) 20 Cal.4th 805, our Supreme Court explained that in the "weight of the evidence" test applicable under "independent judgment review," there is "a strong presumption of correctness concerning the administrative findings" which "provides the trial court with a starting point for review-but it is only a presumption, and may be overcome.
  2. Morrison v. State Board of Education

    1 Cal.3d 214 (Cal. 1969)   Cited 267 times
    Holding that the Board of Education could not characterize the petitioner's conduct as immoral or unprofessional and revoke his teaching certificate unless the conduct indicated he was unfit to teach
  3. Deegan v. City of Mountain View

    72 Cal.App.4th 37 (Cal. Ct. App. 1999)   Cited 104 times
    Noting "[n]either the trial court nor the appellate court is entitled to substitute its discretion for that of the administrative agency concerning the degree of punishment imposed"
  4. San Diego Unified Sch. v. Commn On Profl

    194 Cal.App.4th 1454 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011)   Cited 35 times   1 Legal Analyses

    No. D057740. April 4, 2011. Appeal from the Superior Court of San Diego County, No. 37-2009-00093780-CU-WM-CTL, Steven R. Denton, Judge. Jose A. Gonzales and Mark Bresee for Plaintiff and Appellant. No appearance for Defendant and Respondent. Tosdal, Smith, Steiner Wax and Fern Steiner for Real Party in Interest and Respondent. OPINION NARES, Acting P. J. Frank Lampedusa, a tenured teacher with the San Diego Unified School District (District) and the real party in interest in the matter, appealed

  5. Woodland Joint Unified School District v. Commission on Professional Competence

    2 Cal.App.4th 1429 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992)   Cited 41 times
    Holding Morrison factors "taken in the aggregate" supported finding of unfitness for service
  6. Atwater Elementary v. California Dept

    41 Cal.4th 227 (Cal. 2007)   Cited 18 times
    In Atwater Elementary School Dist. v. California Dept. of General Services (2007) 41 Cal.4th 227, the California Supreme Court declined to decide whether section 44944, subdivision (a)(5), represented a statute of limitations, an evidentiary bar, or a condition on a substantive right. (Id. at p. 231.)
  7. West Valley-Mission Comm. College v. Concepcion

    16 Cal.App.4th 1766 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993)   Cited 33 times
    In West Valley-Mission Community College Dist. v. Concepcion, supra, 16 Cal.App.4th 1766, a teacher at a community college was arrested and charged with selling cocaine.
  8. Turner v. Board of Trustees Calexico Unified School District

    16 Cal.3d 818 (Cal. 1976)   Cited 47 times
    In Turner v. Board of Trustees, supra, 16 Cal.3d at page 824, the Supreme Court ruled that probationary teachers do not have a vested right to be rehired the following school year.
  9. San Dieguito Union v. Comm'n on Prof. Comp

    174 Cal.App.3d 1176 (Cal. Ct. App. 1985)   Cited 17 times

    Docket No. D001626. November 26, 1985. Appeal from Superior Court of San Diego County, No. N-15921, Florenzo V. Lopardo, Judge. COUNSEL David H. Askey for Real Party in Interest and Appellant. Pettit Martin, Mary Jo McGrath and Peter M. Bransten for Plaintiff and Respondent. No appearance for Defendant and Respondent. OPINION WIENER, J. Gretchen Harris (Harris) is a permanent certificated employee of the San Dieguito Union High School District (District). On May 8, 1980, the District gave Harris

  10. Perez v. Commission on Professional Competence

    149 Cal.App.3d 1167 (Cal. Ct. App. 1983)   Cited 18 times
    In Perez v. Commission on Professional Competence, 149 Cal.App.3d 1167, 1170-71, 197 Cal.Rptr. 390, 393 (1983), the California statute requiring ninety days' written notice of a district's intention to dismiss a teacher was held applicable to a teacher whose deficiencies included failure to maintain appropriate relationships with parents.