| 1 | 1 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 672Introduced by Assembly Member CalozaFebruary 14, 2025 An act to add Section 71639.7 to, and to add Chapter 12.7 (commencing with Section 3599.90) to Division 4 of Title 1 of, the Government Code, relating to public employees. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 672, as introduced, Caloza. Public employment: notifications and right of intervention.(1) Existing law establishes the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in state government as a means of resolving disputes and enforcing the statutory duties and rights of specified public employers and employees under various acts regulating collective bargaining. Under existing law, PERB has the power and duty to investigate an unfair practice charge and to determine whether the charge is justified and the appropriate remedy for the unfair practice. This bill would require a plaintiff or petitioner filing a civil action seeking injunctive relief against a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by PERB, if PERB is not a party to the action, to serve a copy of the petition or complaint by electronic mail on the general counsel of PERB, in accordance with certain procedures. The bill would also require a plaintiff or petitioner that intends to apply to a superior court for a temporary restraining order to enjoin a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by PERB, if PERB is not a party to the action, to give notice by electronic mail to the general counsel of PERB of the application when the plaintiff or petitioner provides that notice to the defendant or respondent.(2) This bill would grant PERB the right, upon timely application, to intervene in a civil action arising from a labor dispute that involves public employees whose labor relations are regulated by PERB and that PERB claims implicate the constitutionality, interpretation, or enforcement of a statute administered by PERB.Existing law, the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act, establishes procedures regulating, among other matters, court employee classification and compensation, labor relations, and employment protection. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to adopt rules of court that provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who are qualified to hear certain petitions relating to arbitration and writ applications and from which a single justice is required to be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court, as prescribed.This bill would require the Judicial Council to adopt rules of court that provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who would be qualified to hear actions that seek to enjoin strikes, work stoppages, or other labor activity by trial court employees, from which a single justice would be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court in accordance with certain procedures.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 12.7 (commencing with Section 3599.90) is added to Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to read: CHAPTER 12.7. Notification of Civil Actions and Right of Intervention3599.90. (a) A plaintiff or petitioner filing a civil action seeking injunctive relief against a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the Public Employment Relations Board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, serve a copy of the petition or complaint by electronic mail on the general counsel of the board. Service of the complaint or petition shall be made on the same day the petition or complaint is filed. Proof of service on the general counsel shall be filed promptly in the civil action.(b) A plaintiff or petitioner that intends to apply to a superior court for a temporary restraining order to enjoin a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, give notice, by electronic mail to the general counsel of the board, of the application when the plaintiff or petitioner provides that notice to the defendant or respondent.3599.91. The board shall have the right, upon timely application, to intervene in any civil action arising from a labor dispute that involves public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board and that the board claims implicates the constitutionality, interpretation, or enforcement of a statute administered by the board.SEC. 2. Section 71639.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:71639.7. The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court that shall provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who shall be qualified to hear actions that seek to enjoin strikes, work stoppages, or other labor activity by trial court employees, from which a single justice shall be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court. The rules of court shall provide that these matters shall be heard in the superior court, and to the extent permitted by law, shall provide that any justice assigned to hear the matter in the superior court shall not be from the court of appeal district in which the action is filed, and shall further provide that appeals in these matters shall be heard in the court of appeal district where the matter was filed. |
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| 3 | 3 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 672Introduced by Assembly Member CalozaFebruary 14, 2025 An act to add Section 71639.7 to, and to add Chapter 12.7 (commencing with Section 3599.90) to Division 4 of Title 1 of, the Government Code, relating to public employees. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 672, as introduced, Caloza. Public employment: notifications and right of intervention.(1) Existing law establishes the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in state government as a means of resolving disputes and enforcing the statutory duties and rights of specified public employers and employees under various acts regulating collective bargaining. Under existing law, PERB has the power and duty to investigate an unfair practice charge and to determine whether the charge is justified and the appropriate remedy for the unfair practice. This bill would require a plaintiff or petitioner filing a civil action seeking injunctive relief against a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by PERB, if PERB is not a party to the action, to serve a copy of the petition or complaint by electronic mail on the general counsel of PERB, in accordance with certain procedures. The bill would also require a plaintiff or petitioner that intends to apply to a superior court for a temporary restraining order to enjoin a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by PERB, if PERB is not a party to the action, to give notice by electronic mail to the general counsel of PERB of the application when the plaintiff or petitioner provides that notice to the defendant or respondent.(2) This bill would grant PERB the right, upon timely application, to intervene in a civil action arising from a labor dispute that involves public employees whose labor relations are regulated by PERB and that PERB claims implicate the constitutionality, interpretation, or enforcement of a statute administered by PERB.Existing law, the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act, establishes procedures regulating, among other matters, court employee classification and compensation, labor relations, and employment protection. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to adopt rules of court that provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who are qualified to hear certain petitions relating to arbitration and writ applications and from which a single justice is required to be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court, as prescribed.This bill would require the Judicial Council to adopt rules of court that provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who would be qualified to hear actions that seek to enjoin strikes, work stoppages, or other labor activity by trial court employees, from which a single justice would be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court in accordance with certain procedures.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO |
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| 9 | 9 | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION |
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| 11 | 11 | | Assembly Bill |
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| 13 | 13 | | No. 672 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Introduced by Assembly Member CalozaFebruary 14, 2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced by Assembly Member Caloza |
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| 18 | 18 | | February 14, 2025 |
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| 20 | 20 | | An act to add Section 71639.7 to, and to add Chapter 12.7 (commencing with Section 3599.90) to Division 4 of Title 1 of, the Government Code, relating to public employees. |
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| 22 | 22 | | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
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| 24 | 24 | | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
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| 26 | 26 | | AB 672, as introduced, Caloza. Public employment: notifications and right of intervention. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1) Existing law establishes the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in state government as a means of resolving disputes and enforcing the statutory duties and rights of specified public employers and employees under various acts regulating collective bargaining. Under existing law, PERB has the power and duty to investigate an unfair practice charge and to determine whether the charge is justified and the appropriate remedy for the unfair practice. This bill would require a plaintiff or petitioner filing a civil action seeking injunctive relief against a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by PERB, if PERB is not a party to the action, to serve a copy of the petition or complaint by electronic mail on the general counsel of PERB, in accordance with certain procedures. The bill would also require a plaintiff or petitioner that intends to apply to a superior court for a temporary restraining order to enjoin a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by PERB, if PERB is not a party to the action, to give notice by electronic mail to the general counsel of PERB of the application when the plaintiff or petitioner provides that notice to the defendant or respondent.(2) This bill would grant PERB the right, upon timely application, to intervene in a civil action arising from a labor dispute that involves public employees whose labor relations are regulated by PERB and that PERB claims implicate the constitutionality, interpretation, or enforcement of a statute administered by PERB.Existing law, the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act, establishes procedures regulating, among other matters, court employee classification and compensation, labor relations, and employment protection. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to adopt rules of court that provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who are qualified to hear certain petitions relating to arbitration and writ applications and from which a single justice is required to be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court, as prescribed.This bill would require the Judicial Council to adopt rules of court that provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who would be qualified to hear actions that seek to enjoin strikes, work stoppages, or other labor activity by trial court employees, from which a single justice would be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court in accordance with certain procedures. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) Existing law establishes the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) in state government as a means of resolving disputes and enforcing the statutory duties and rights of specified public employers and employees under various acts regulating collective bargaining. Under existing law, PERB has the power and duty to investigate an unfair practice charge and to determine whether the charge is justified and the appropriate remedy for the unfair practice. |
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| 32 | 32 | | This bill would require a plaintiff or petitioner filing a civil action seeking injunctive relief against a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by PERB, if PERB is not a party to the action, to serve a copy of the petition or complaint by electronic mail on the general counsel of PERB, in accordance with certain procedures. The bill would also require a plaintiff or petitioner that intends to apply to a superior court for a temporary restraining order to enjoin a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by PERB, if PERB is not a party to the action, to give notice by electronic mail to the general counsel of PERB of the application when the plaintiff or petitioner provides that notice to the defendant or respondent. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2) This bill would grant PERB the right, upon timely application, to intervene in a civil action arising from a labor dispute that involves public employees whose labor relations are regulated by PERB and that PERB claims implicate the constitutionality, interpretation, or enforcement of a statute administered by PERB. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Existing law, the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act, establishes procedures regulating, among other matters, court employee classification and compensation, labor relations, and employment protection. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to adopt rules of court that provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who are qualified to hear certain petitions relating to arbitration and writ applications and from which a single justice is required to be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court, as prescribed. |
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| 38 | 38 | | This bill would require the Judicial Council to adopt rules of court that provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who would be qualified to hear actions that seek to enjoin strikes, work stoppages, or other labor activity by trial court employees, from which a single justice would be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court in accordance with certain procedures. |
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| 40 | 40 | | ## Digest Key |
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| 44 | 44 | | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 12.7 (commencing with Section 3599.90) is added to Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to read: CHAPTER 12.7. Notification of Civil Actions and Right of Intervention3599.90. (a) A plaintiff or petitioner filing a civil action seeking injunctive relief against a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the Public Employment Relations Board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, serve a copy of the petition or complaint by electronic mail on the general counsel of the board. Service of the complaint or petition shall be made on the same day the petition or complaint is filed. Proof of service on the general counsel shall be filed promptly in the civil action.(b) A plaintiff or petitioner that intends to apply to a superior court for a temporary restraining order to enjoin a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, give notice, by electronic mail to the general counsel of the board, of the application when the plaintiff or petitioner provides that notice to the defendant or respondent.3599.91. The board shall have the right, upon timely application, to intervene in any civil action arising from a labor dispute that involves public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board and that the board claims implicates the constitutionality, interpretation, or enforcement of a statute administered by the board.SEC. 2. Section 71639.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:71639.7. The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court that shall provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who shall be qualified to hear actions that seek to enjoin strikes, work stoppages, or other labor activity by trial court employees, from which a single justice shall be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court. The rules of court shall provide that these matters shall be heard in the superior court, and to the extent permitted by law, shall provide that any justice assigned to hear the matter in the superior court shall not be from the court of appeal district in which the action is filed, and shall further provide that appeals in these matters shall be heard in the court of appeal district where the matter was filed. |
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| 46 | 46 | | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: |
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| 48 | 48 | | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: |
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| 50 | 50 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 12.7 (commencing with Section 3599.90) is added to Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to read: CHAPTER 12.7. Notification of Civil Actions and Right of Intervention3599.90. (a) A plaintiff or petitioner filing a civil action seeking injunctive relief against a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the Public Employment Relations Board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, serve a copy of the petition or complaint by electronic mail on the general counsel of the board. Service of the complaint or petition shall be made on the same day the petition or complaint is filed. Proof of service on the general counsel shall be filed promptly in the civil action.(b) A plaintiff or petitioner that intends to apply to a superior court for a temporary restraining order to enjoin a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, give notice, by electronic mail to the general counsel of the board, of the application when the plaintiff or petitioner provides that notice to the defendant or respondent.3599.91. The board shall have the right, upon timely application, to intervene in any civil action arising from a labor dispute that involves public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board and that the board claims implicates the constitutionality, interpretation, or enforcement of a statute administered by the board. |
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| 52 | 52 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 12.7 (commencing with Section 3599.90) is added to Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to read: |
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| 56 | 56 | | CHAPTER 12.7. Notification of Civil Actions and Right of Intervention3599.90. (a) A plaintiff or petitioner filing a civil action seeking injunctive relief against a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the Public Employment Relations Board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, serve a copy of the petition or complaint by electronic mail on the general counsel of the board. Service of the complaint or petition shall be made on the same day the petition or complaint is filed. Proof of service on the general counsel shall be filed promptly in the civil action.(b) A plaintiff or petitioner that intends to apply to a superior court for a temporary restraining order to enjoin a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, give notice, by electronic mail to the general counsel of the board, of the application when the plaintiff or petitioner provides that notice to the defendant or respondent.3599.91. The board shall have the right, upon timely application, to intervene in any civil action arising from a labor dispute that involves public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board and that the board claims implicates the constitutionality, interpretation, or enforcement of a statute administered by the board. |
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| 58 | 58 | | CHAPTER 12.7. Notification of Civil Actions and Right of Intervention3599.90. (a) A plaintiff or petitioner filing a civil action seeking injunctive relief against a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the Public Employment Relations Board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, serve a copy of the petition or complaint by electronic mail on the general counsel of the board. Service of the complaint or petition shall be made on the same day the petition or complaint is filed. Proof of service on the general counsel shall be filed promptly in the civil action.(b) A plaintiff or petitioner that intends to apply to a superior court for a temporary restraining order to enjoin a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, give notice, by electronic mail to the general counsel of the board, of the application when the plaintiff or petitioner provides that notice to the defendant or respondent.3599.91. The board shall have the right, upon timely application, to intervene in any civil action arising from a labor dispute that involves public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board and that the board claims implicates the constitutionality, interpretation, or enforcement of a statute administered by the board. |
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| 60 | 60 | | CHAPTER 12.7. Notification of Civil Actions and Right of Intervention |
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| 62 | 62 | | CHAPTER 12.7. Notification of Civil Actions and Right of Intervention |
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| 64 | 64 | | 3599.90. (a) A plaintiff or petitioner filing a civil action seeking injunctive relief against a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the Public Employment Relations Board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, serve a copy of the petition or complaint by electronic mail on the general counsel of the board. Service of the complaint or petition shall be made on the same day the petition or complaint is filed. Proof of service on the general counsel shall be filed promptly in the civil action.(b) A plaintiff or petitioner that intends to apply to a superior court for a temporary restraining order to enjoin a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, give notice, by electronic mail to the general counsel of the board, of the application when the plaintiff or petitioner provides that notice to the defendant or respondent. |
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| 68 | 68 | | 3599.90. (a) A plaintiff or petitioner filing a civil action seeking injunctive relief against a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the Public Employment Relations Board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, serve a copy of the petition or complaint by electronic mail on the general counsel of the board. Service of the complaint or petition shall be made on the same day the petition or complaint is filed. Proof of service on the general counsel shall be filed promptly in the civil action. |
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| 70 | 70 | | (b) A plaintiff or petitioner that intends to apply to a superior court for a temporary restraining order to enjoin a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board shall, if the board is not a party to the action, give notice, by electronic mail to the general counsel of the board, of the application when the plaintiff or petitioner provides that notice to the defendant or respondent. |
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| 72 | 72 | | 3599.91. The board shall have the right, upon timely application, to intervene in any civil action arising from a labor dispute that involves public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board and that the board claims implicates the constitutionality, interpretation, or enforcement of a statute administered by the board. |
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| 76 | 76 | | 3599.91. The board shall have the right, upon timely application, to intervene in any civil action arising from a labor dispute that involves public employees whose labor relations are regulated by the board and that the board claims implicates the constitutionality, interpretation, or enforcement of a statute administered by the board. |
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| 78 | 78 | | SEC. 2. Section 71639.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:71639.7. The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court that shall provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who shall be qualified to hear actions that seek to enjoin strikes, work stoppages, or other labor activity by trial court employees, from which a single justice shall be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court. The rules of court shall provide that these matters shall be heard in the superior court, and to the extent permitted by law, shall provide that any justice assigned to hear the matter in the superior court shall not be from the court of appeal district in which the action is filed, and shall further provide that appeals in these matters shall be heard in the court of appeal district where the matter was filed. |
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| 80 | 80 | | SEC. 2. Section 71639.7 is added to the Government Code, to read: |
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| 84 | 84 | | 71639.7. The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court that shall provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who shall be qualified to hear actions that seek to enjoin strikes, work stoppages, or other labor activity by trial court employees, from which a single justice shall be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court. The rules of court shall provide that these matters shall be heard in the superior court, and to the extent permitted by law, shall provide that any justice assigned to hear the matter in the superior court shall not be from the court of appeal district in which the action is filed, and shall further provide that appeals in these matters shall be heard in the court of appeal district where the matter was filed. |
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| 86 | 86 | | 71639.7. The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court that shall provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who shall be qualified to hear actions that seek to enjoin strikes, work stoppages, or other labor activity by trial court employees, from which a single justice shall be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court. The rules of court shall provide that these matters shall be heard in the superior court, and to the extent permitted by law, shall provide that any justice assigned to hear the matter in the superior court shall not be from the court of appeal district in which the action is filed, and shall further provide that appeals in these matters shall be heard in the court of appeal district where the matter was filed. |
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| 88 | 88 | | 71639.7. The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court that shall provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who shall be qualified to hear actions that seek to enjoin strikes, work stoppages, or other labor activity by trial court employees, from which a single justice shall be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court. The rules of court shall provide that these matters shall be heard in the superior court, and to the extent permitted by law, shall provide that any justice assigned to hear the matter in the superior court shall not be from the court of appeal district in which the action is filed, and shall further provide that appeals in these matters shall be heard in the court of appeal district where the matter was filed. |
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| 92 | 92 | | 71639.7. The Judicial Council shall adopt rules of court that shall provide a mechanism for the establishment of a panel of court of appeal justices who shall be qualified to hear actions that seek to enjoin strikes, work stoppages, or other labor activity by trial court employees, from which a single justice shall be assigned to hear the matter in the superior court. The rules of court shall provide that these matters shall be heard in the superior court, and to the extent permitted by law, shall provide that any justice assigned to hear the matter in the superior court shall not be from the court of appeal district in which the action is filed, and shall further provide that appeals in these matters shall be heard in the court of appeal district where the matter was filed. |
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