Brutsch

Defendants City of Los Angeles (City), members of the board of civil service commissioners and general manager of the personnel department appeal from that portion of the judgment granting plaintiffs’ petition for a peremptory writ of mandate directing defendants “immediately upon service of this writ and at all times thereafter, to permit any sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department of the rank of Lieutenant and below who so requests to see the three-page form denominated ‘interviewer’s worksheet,’ that pertains to the requesting employee’s oral interview portion of his or her promotional examination. Such right does not extend to notes made by the interviewer on separate sheets or to sample questions prepared in advance for use by the interviewers.”

Plaintiffs were among 239 candidates taking a competitive promotional examination for the position of police lieutenant. The exam included a written test consisting of multiple choice and essay questions and an interview. The written tests were administered in December 1987, and the interviews were held in March 1988.

In a notice dated April 13, 1988, plaintiffs received their “final general average” for the…