Chronology of Key Legal Briefs
Extract of Briefs Filed in Allen Grossman's Second Lawsuit Against San Francisco's Ethics Commission


Links to key briefs filed during Allen Grossman’s citizens’ right-of-private-action in Allen Grossman, Petitioner, v. John St. Croix, Executive Director, San Francisco Ethics Commission; and San Francisco Ethics Commission, Respondents are provided below:

   Brief  Date Filing Party
Superior Court "Trial" Phase    
   Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate  September 13, 2013 Allen Grossman
   Respondents Opposition to Petition for Writ of Mandate  October 9, 2013 The City
   Petitioner’s Reply in Support of Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate  October 15, 2013 Allen Grossman
   Order Granting Petitioner’s Writ of Mandate  October 25, 2013 Judge Goldsmith
   
 Appellate Court Phase    
   Petition for Peremptory Writ of Mandate and/or Prohibition  November 22, 2013 The City
   Opposition to Petition for Peremptory Writ of Mandate and/or Prohibition  December 23, 2013 Allen Grossman
   Reply to Opposition to Petition for Peremptory Writ of Mandate and/or Prohibition  January 14, 2014 The City
   First Amendment Coalition Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Allen Grossman April 14, 2014 FAC
   Permission for First Amendment Coalition to File Amicus Curiae Brief Denied  April 16, 2014 Appellate Court
   Appellate Court Grants Peremptory Writ Vacating Superior Court Order  July 28, 2014 Appellate Court
   
 Supreme Court Phase    
   Supreme Court Petition For Review  September 8, 2014 Allen Grossman 
   Answer to the Petition for Review  September 26, 2014 The City
   Reply in Support of Petition for Review  October 6, 2014 Allen Grossman 


Further Reading

Articles in print in the Westside Observer, a neighborhood newspaper, and available on-line discussing the context and potential consequences that may result from this lawsuit, include:

      Superior Court Phase:       Four Major Sunshine Victories, (December 2013)
      Appellate Court Phase:     Sandbagging, Legal Fairy Dust, and Double-Speak, (March 2014)

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