Seligsohn

I. INTRODUCTION

Appellants Michael Seligsohn and Ray Castillo, both police officers employed by City College of San Francisco (College), a community college, appeal from a judgment of the San Francisco Superior Court denying their petition for a writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory relief seeking disclosure of complaints filed against each of them with the College’s Office of Affirmative Action. We reverse.

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In September 2001, appellant Castillo was assigned to investigate matters pertaining to a faculty member at the College. In November 2001, Castillo and another officer involved in that investigation learned that a complaint accusing them of discrimination and harassment based on the complainant’s “national origin and religion” and involving the September 2001 investigation might be filed, and retained counsel. On December 6, 2001, such a complaint was in fact filed; Castillo was formally notified of it by a letter dated January 29, 2002, from respondent Linda Jackson, Associate Dean of the College and Coordinator of its “Office of Affirmative Action” (OAA). The letter stated that a faculty member with a Middle Eastern…