Gill
Gill v. West Contra Costa Unified School Dist. CA1/5
Opinion
Opinion
Bruiniers, J.
I. BACKGROUND
Gill retired from employment with the District on or about April 1, 2007. She filed her complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief on June 20, 2012. Gill states that, when she retired, the District advised CalPERS that she had been employed by the District only between 1987 and 2007. She alleges that she had been a full-time time employee of the District from September 1, 1972, and was entitled to have her retirement benefit calculated based on a service period commencing September 1, 1972 through April 1, 2007. Despite Gill’s demand to correct the error, the District refused to acknowledge the earlier period of service, refused to produce records of her service, and denied her access to her employment records. Gill sought a declaration that she had commenced full-time work September 1, 1972, and that “she be credited for the service period from September, 1972 through September, 1987 in calculating her retirement benefit.” She requested an order directing the District to “transmit to CalPERS the service period from September 1, 1972 through 1987 so that [Gill’s] correct retirement benefit would be computed.” The District demurred, asserting that either the…