Union of American Physicians & Dentists v. County of Los Angeles

*238 Opinion

Statement of the Case

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on February 1, 1982, denying a petition for peremptory writ of mandate filed by appellant, Union of American Physicians and Dentists (Union). By its petition, appellant sought an order compelling the County of Los Angeles (County) to comply with a decision of the Los Angeles County Employee Relations Commission (Commission) that required the County to bargain in good faith with the Union with respect to certain employees of the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health.

The County filed an answer to the petition for peremptory writ of mandate and points and authorities in opposition to the petition, but neither filed a petition seeking judicial review of the merits of the Commission decision, nor submitted the administrative record to the court.

On February 2, 1979, the Union petitioned the Commission for the creation of a bargaining unit consisting of supervisory and certain nonsupervisory physicians employed by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. On July 27, 1979, the Commission issued its decision granting the unit determination sought by the Union and ordering an election. By its…