Sidney H. Cantwell, Jr. v. County of San Mateo, a Political Subdivision of the State of California, and the Retirement Board of San Mateo County, Sidney H. Cantwell, Jr. v. County of San Mateo, a Political Subdivision of the State of California and the Retirement Board of San Mateo County

631 F.2d 631 Sidney H. CANTWELL, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, a political subdivision of the State of California, and the Retirement Board of San Mateo County, Defendants-Appellants. Sidney H. CANTWELL, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, a political subdivision of the State of California and the Retirement Board of San Mateo County, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 78-1765, 78-1820. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 15, 1980. Decided Oct. 31, 1980. Keith C. Sorenson, Dist. Atty., Redwood City, Cal., on brief; Thomas Daniel Daly, Deputy Dist. Atty., Redwood City, Cal., for San Mateo, etc. Howard M. Daschbach, Law Offices of Howard, Daschbach, Menlo Park, Cal., for Cantwell. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before HUG and ALARCON, Circuit Judges, and BLUMENFELD * , District Judge. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 The principal issue in this appeal involves the resolution of an apparent conflict between federal statutes granting retirement pay to military reserve personnel and California statutes establishing retirement plans for county employees. The appellants, the County of…