Opinion No. (2003)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General SUSAN DUNCAN LEE Deputy Attorney General VOTERS FOR TRUTH IN EDUCATION, INC., a California nonprofit corporation, has requested this office to grant leave to sue in quo warranto upon the following question: Is Ronald Ottinger unlawfully holding the office of member of the governing board of the San Diego Unified School District due to his failure to continue to reside within the boundaries of the district? CONCLUSION Whether Ronald Ottinger is unlawfully holding the office of member of the governing board of the San Diego Unified School District due to his failure to continue to reside within the boundaries of the district does not present a substantial issue of fact or law requiring judicial resolution. ANALYSIS Voters for Truth in Education, Inc. ("Relator") alleges that Ronald Ottinger ("Defendant") has ceased to maintain his legal residence within the San Diego Unified School District ("District"). Relator therefore requests that we grant leave to sue in quo warranto to have Defendant removed from his office as a member of the governing board of the District. Relator alleges that Defendant does not reside in the District or in the City of San…