Bowers

This proceeding arises out of a labor dispute existing at petitioner’s ranch in Butte County. On August 1, 1960, the Organizing Committee of the AFL-CIO picketed petitioner’s ranch. Thereafter when he sought the referral of agricultural workers for employment at his ranch respondents refused, basing such refusal upon the ground that under the provisions of the Wagner-Peyser Act, 48 United States Statutes 113, 29 U.S.C.A., section 49 , the existence of the labor dispute forbade referrals. On August 3, 1960, he filed his “Petition for Writ of Mandate and for Temporary Restraining Order” in the superior court of said county. By that petition he sought an order of the court commanding respondents to refer available agricultural workers to him for employment and further sought the issuance of a provisional interim order that the respondents refrain from refusing to refer available workers. Thereafter the trial court issued its alternative writ of mandate and a temporary restraining order. On the following day, August 4, respondents moved the trial court to dissolve the temporary order, which motion was denied. At the same hearing the court issued a temporary injunction which commanded…