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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