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CivilCaseNo.BC406900
CALIFORNIACOURTOFAPPEALFORTHESECONDAPPELLATEDISTRICTDIVISIONFOUR
ALANROSENBERG,ANNE-MARIEJOHNSON,KENTMCCORDANDDIANELADD,Plaintiffs!Appellants.SCREENACTORSGUILD,Defendant/Respondent.FromtheSuperiorCourtforLosAngelesCountyHonorableJudgeJames
C.
ChalfantLosAngelesSuperiorCourtCaseNo.BC406900
RESPONDENT'SBRIEF
BinghamMcCutchenLLPDanielAlberstone(SBN105275)RolandTellis(SBN186269)SaraJasperEpstein(SBN240577)FourthFloor,NorthTower162026thStreetSantaMonica,CA90404-4060Telephone:310.907.1000Facsimile:310.907.2000AttorneysforRespondentScreenActorsGuild
A173023949.5
TABLEOFCONTENTS
1.
INTRODUCTIONIII.STATEMENTOFRELEVANTFACTS4
A.
EventsLeadingup
to
Appellants'Filing
ofthe
Action4
B.
TheJanuary26,2009WrittenAssent...5
C.
AppellantsUnsuccessfullyAttempt
to
EnjoinSAGfromActingPursuant
to
theWrittenAssent...7D.SAGHoldsaSpecialMeeting
to
Reaffirn1theActsPassedbytheJanuary26,2009WrittenAssent..8
E.
AppellantsUnsuccessfullySeekExpedited"Extraordinary"WritReview
in
ThisCourt...
10
F.
SAG'sMembershipOverwhelminglyVotestoRatifyaNewContractwiththeAMPTP
II
III.THETRIALCOURTDIDNOTABUSEITSDISCRETION
IN
DENYINGAPPELLANTS'EXPARTEAPPLICATIONFORATEMPORARYRESTRAININGORDER
II
A.
TheTrialCourt'sOrderDidNot"ExceedtheBounds
of
Reason"
II
B.
CaliforniaLawAuthorizesSAG'sEnactment
of
BylawsthatGovernVotingProcedures
12
C.
SAG'sMajority-VoteWrittenAssentProcedureDoesNotConflictWithSection7211(b)
16
D.
TheTasksAccomplishedbytheMajority-VoteWrittenAssentDoNotConflictWithSAG'sBylaws
19
E.
PublicPolicyWeighsHeavilyAgainstCourtInvolvement
in
InternecineIssues
21
F.
Appellants'RequestedTemporaryRestrainingOrderWasFlawed24IV.THEAPPEALSHOULDBEDISMISSED
AS
MOOT
25
V.
CONCLUSION
31
AI7J023949.5
TABLEOFAUTHORITIES
FEDERAL
CASES
MotionPicture&VideotapeEditorsGuildLocal776,IATSE
v.
Int'!SoundTechniciansLocal695800F.2d973(9thCir.1986)22
CALIFORNIA
CASES
Allenv.Hotel
&
RestaurantEmployees'Int'IAlliance
&
Bartenders'Int'ILeague97Cal.App.2d343(1950)24Archdale
v.
Am.Int'ISpecialtyLinesIns.Co.154Cal.App.4th449(2007)30AssociationforLosAngelesDeputySheriffs
v.
County
of
LosAngeles166Cal.App.4th1625(Cal.App.2dDist.2008)
11
Blankv.Kirwan39Cal.3d
311
(1985)
12
Braude
v.
Havenner38Cal.App.3d526(1974)21,28Calif.TrialLawyers
Ass'n
v.SuperiorCourt187Cal.App.3d575(1986)22CaliforniaDental
Ass'n
v.
Am.Dental
Ass'n
23
Cal.3d346(1979)21,22CaliforniansforFair
Representation-No
on77v.SuperiorCourt
138
Cal.App.4th
15
(2006)28Chantiles
v.
LakeForestIIMasterHomeownersAss'n37Cal.App.4th914(1995)28Chernett
v.
Jacques202Cal.App.3d69(1988)25ColburnBiologicalInst.
v.
Shaffer
12
Cal.2d168(1938)
15
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