Williams v. Department of Water & Power

*679 Opinion

Frances V. Williams appeals from judgment denying her petition for writ of mandate to compel respondents to reinstate her to the position of relief commercial service representative with respondent Los Angeles City Department of Water and Power (DWP) or grant her a hearing on her termination therefrom. The appellate issue is whether, as a temporary part-time noncivil service employee who holds her job at the pleasure of her employer, petitioner has a right to the pretermination procedures outlined in Skelly v. State Personnel Bd. (1975) 15 Cal.3d 194 [ 124 Cal.Rptr. 14 , 539 P.2d 774 ], We conclude that she does not.

The record before the trial court consisted of petition and exhibits attached thereto, and answer and declaration filed by respondents. It reflects the following: In 1967 petitioner was employed by DWP as a relief commercial service representative, a position of less than half time exempt from the civil service provisions of the city charter; she worked for 13 years as a part-time nonpermanent employee serving at the pleasure of the DWP; she did not have the right to complete a probationary period, accumulate civil service seniority or appeal a…