Mitchell v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Opinion
Opinion
Bonner, J.
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTIONS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION, SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND ENTRY OF PERMANENT INJUNCTION
I. Background
By memorandum of decision and order filed May 31, 1990, this Court held that the accounting information provided by defendant United Teachers-Los Angeles (“UTLA”) in its agency fee notice was constitutionally deficient owing to the failure of an independent audit verification of expenditures, as mandated by Chicago Teachers Union v. Hudson, 475 U.S. 292 , 106 S.Ct. 1066 , 89 L.Ed.2d 232 (1986).
On July 16, 1990, a hearing was held regarding two motions brought on by plaintiffs: (1) for class certification and (2) for summary judgment against the defendants in the form of injunctive and restitutionary relief. The facts underlying this action are set forth in greater detail in the Court’s May 31, 1990 ruling. See Mitchell v. LAUSD, 739 F.Supp. 511 (C.D.Cal.1990). Consistent with the reasoning of my earlier decision, and for purposes of resolving the matters under submission, the Court today reaffirms its ruling that the UTLA failed to comply with the disclosure requirements regarding its allocation between chargeable and…