No. D058225. 2012-06-29 The CITY OF SAN DIEGO, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Richard HAAS et al., Defendants and Appellants. Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, San Diego, John Morris and Victoria E. Fuller for Defendant and Appellant Richard Haas. Mayer Mangan and Katherine Mayer Mangan for Defendant and Appellant George G. Schaefer. NARES Background: City brought action against union and a class of employees for declaratory judgment that they were ineligible for certain pension benefits. The Superior Court
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