Beatriz Vergara, et al. v. State of California

CONCLUDED

Trial
01/27/14 – 03/27/14

Summary

In this education Law proceeding, the plaintiff Beatriz Vergara and others challenged the tenure policies of California public school teachers. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of nine individual public school students. The allegations against the defendants were that ineffective teachers are allowed to continue teaching even though their earlier performance had been inadequate.
Plaintiff Beatriz Vergara and other joining plaintiffs were represented by attorneys Theodore “Ted” Boutrous and Marcellus McRae. The defense comprises of California Teacher’s Association and the State of California. California Teacher’s Association was represented by attorney James Finberg. The State of California was represented by attorneys Nimrod Elias and Susan Carson.

Outcome

The court found that all the challenged statutes were unconstitutional and the injunctions were stayed.

Case Information
Attorneys
Witnesses
Plaintiff
Defense
Judge
Rolf Treu
Jurisdiction
Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Case Number
BC484642
Industry
Education
Practice Area
Education Law
Plaintiff
Vergara, Beatriz
Defense
California Teacher's Association
Defense
State of California
Expert Witnesses
Lay Witnesses

Sessions

JAN
27
JAN
28
JAN
29
JAN
30
JAN
31
FEB
3
FEB
4
FEB
5
FEB
6
FEB
7
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
2 Chapters
FEB
10
FEB
11
FEB
13
FEB
14
FEB
18
FEB
19
AM Session
Other
2 Chapters
FEB
20
MAR
4
MAR
5
MAR
6
MAR
7
MAR
10
MAR
11
MAR
12
MAR
13
MAR
14
MAR
17
MAR
18
MAR
19
MAR
20
MAR
21
MAR
24
MAR
27

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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