Dunn

Plaintiff and appellant Chuck Dunn was a teacher employed by defendant and respondent Jurupa Unified School District (District). As a result of charges brought in 1993, the District terminated plaintiff. In 1997, four years later, plaintiff filed an action against the District and former District school board member David Barnes, for alleged violation of the Political Reform Act (Gov. Code, § 81000 et seq.) in the conduct of the termination proceedings. The court ordered plaintiff to post $25,000 security in the Political Reform Act action. Plaintiff failed to post any security and the court dismissed the action. Plaintiff now appeals, alleging the court erred in requiring him to post security. Plaintiff also raises additional issues. We do not reach the additional issues because we find the failure to post security dispositive.

Facts and Procedural History

Plaintiff was formerly a special education teacher at a high school in the District. In October of 1993, a student, Nancy W., accused him of sexual harassment and stalking. The District’s school board voted to initiate termination proceedings against plaintiff. Defendant and respondent Barnes was a member of the…