Flethez
Flethez v. San Bernardino Co. Employees Retirement Assn.
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 22, 2015D066959California4,706 words
Opinion
Opinion
Mcdonald, J.
Filed 4/22/
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION ONE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FRANK FLETHEZ, D066959
Plaintiff and Respondent,
v. (Super. Ct. No. CIVDS1212542)
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT
ASSOCIATION,
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Bernardino County, David
Cohn, Judge. Affirmed in part; reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings.
Arias & Lockwood and Christopher D. Lockwood for Defendant and Appellant.
Faunce, Singer & Oatman, Mark Ellis Singer and Edward L. Faunce for Plaintiff
and Respondent.
On February 1, 2000, following his last day of work as an employee of San
Bernardino County (County), Frank Flethez underwent surgery for a work-related spinal
injury he suffered in 1998. In 2008, he filed an application with the San Bernardino
County Employees Retirement Association (SBCERA) for work-related disability retirements benefits. SBCERA granted his request for disability benefits, beginning as of
2008, but did not grant him retroactive benefits for the period before the date of…