A writ of mandate pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure §1085 “may be issued by any court to any inferior . . . . board, or person, to compel the performance of an act which the law specially enjoins. . . .” Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §1085. Such relief “is available not only to those who have enforceable private rights, but to those who are ‘beneficially interested’ parties. . . .” California Homeless and Housing Coalition v. Anderson, 31 Cal.App.4 th 450, 458 (1995).

Furthermore, OBOT cites inapplicable cases. Bright Dev. v. City of Tracy concerned review of a decision under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1085, for which a hearing was not required by law. The outcome “turn[ed] not on whether the agency’s findings [we]re supported by substantial evidence,” but on whether the decision was arbitrary and capricious.

STANDARDOF REVIEW _ The Code of Civil Procedure provides that mandate “may be issued . . . to compel’ the performanceof an act which the law specially enjoins” where “there is not a plain, speedy, andadequate remedy, in the ordinary course of law.” Cal. Code Civ. P. §§ 1085, 1086. “A demurrertests the legal sufficiency of the complaint, and the grantingof leave to amend involvesthetrial.court’s discretion.

There are no administrative or other proceedings available to enjoin the enforcement ofProposition 66. 5. Petitioners respectfully invoke the original jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to California Constitution article VI, section 10; California Code of Civil Procedure, section 1085; and Rule 8.486 of the California Rules of Court. Petitioners invoke this Court’s jurisdiction because the issues presented here are of great public importance and should be resolved promptly.

(See Defendant’s Separate Statement of Uncontroverted Material Facts and Conclusions of Law in Case 3:09-cv-01371-WQH-BLM Document 46 Filed 02/10/12 Page 1 of 6 1 OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO SET ASIDE JUDGMENT 09 CV 1371 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 support of its Motion for Summary Judgment filed on April 29, 2011 (“Separate Statement”), ¶ 1; See Defendant’s Request for Judicial Notice in support of its Motion for Summary Judgment filed on April 29, 2011 (“RJN”), Ex. A.) The Superior Court petition/complaint contained a cause of action for writ of mandate under California Code of Civil Procedure section 1085 and for Violation of Civil Rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Ibid.)

WPD vii JOINT BRIEF Statutes 42 U.S.C. § 12112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Cal. Civ. Code § 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 43 Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1085 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Cal. Gov’t Code § 24000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Cal.