Opinion No. (2006)

MARIA SERRANO, ELIA MAGANA, LUIS SILVA, REHTSE VARGAS, AND RUBEN ZEPEDA have requested leave to sue in quo warranto upon the following question: Are Rick Diaz, Ben Guitron, Juventino Cardona, Pamper Rodriguez, Vicente Ortega, Cruz Cervantes, and Javier Hernandez lawfully serving as directors of the Indio Housing Development Corporation? CONCLUSION Whether Rick Diaz, Ben Guitron, Juventino Cardona, Pamper Rodriguez, Vicente Ortega, Cruz Cervantes, and Javier Hernandez are lawfully serving as directors of the Indio Housing Development Corporation does not present a substantial question of fact or law warranting judicial resolution in furtherance of the public interest. *Page 2 ANALYSIS In 1981, the Indio Housing Development Corporation ("Corporation") was incorporated as a charitable organization exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 501 (c)(3)). As a nonprofit, public benefit organization, the Corporation has as its primary purpose the creation of affordable housing for farm workers working in and near the city of Indio ("City"). It operates the Fred C. Young Farm Labor Center ("Center"), providing low-cost housing for…