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2dCivilNo.B214056
IN
THE
COURT
OF
ApPEAL
OF
THE
STATE
OF
CALIFORNIASECOND
APPELLATEDISTRICTDIVISIONFOUR
AlanRosenberg,Anne-MarieJohnson,KentMcCordandDianeLadd,
Appellants
and
Plaintiffs,
vs.
TheScreenActorsGuild,
.RespondentandDefendant.
FROM
THE
SUPERIOR
COURT
FOR
Los
ANGELES
COUNTY
JAMES
C.
CHALFANT,
JUDGE
LASC
CASE
No.BC406900
APPELLANTS'REPLYTORESPONDENT'SBRIEF
BROWNEWOODSGEORGELLPEricM.George(StateBarNo.166403)Sonia
Y.
Lee(StateBarNo.1JH837)
2121
Avenue
of
theStars,
24
FloorLosAngeles,California90067(310)274-7100AttorneysforPlaintiffs/AppellantsALANROSENBERG,ANNE-MARIEJOHNSON,KENTMCCORDandDIANELADD
2dCivilNo.B214056
IN
THE
COURT
OF
ApPEAL
OF
THE
STATE
OF
CALIFORNIA
SECOND
ApPELLATE
DISTRICT
DIVISION
FOUR
AlanRosenberg,Anne-MarieJohnson,KentMcCordandDianeLadd,
Appellants
and
Plaintiffs,
vs.
TheScreenActorsGuild,
Respondent
and
Defendant.
FROM
THE
SUPERIORCOURT
FOR
Los
ANGELES
COUNTYJAMES
C.
CHALFANT,JUDGE
LASC
CASE
No.BC406900
APPELLANTS'REPLYTORESPONDENT'SBRIEF
BROWNEWOODSGEORGE
LLP
Eric
M.
George(StateBarNo.166403)Sonia
Y.
Lee(StateBarNo.
1 ~ 1 8 3 7 )
2121
Avenue
of
theStars,24
1
FloorLosAngeles,California90067(310)274-7100AttorneysforPlaintiffs/AppellantsALANROSENBERG,ANNE-MARIEJOHNSON,KENTMCCORDandDIANELADD
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Page
I.
INTRODUCTION1II.
ARTICLE
V,§I(J)(4)OFSAG'SCONSTITUTION
ANDBYLAWS
VIOLATESCORPORATIONS
CODE
SECTION7211(B)3A.SAGHasFailed
ToRebutThe
ArgumentThatCorporationsCodeSection7211(b)-RatherThanSection7150-GovernsTheValidity
Of
ArticleV,
§
1(J)(4)3B.TheAuthoritiesCitedBySAGDemonstrateSection7211(b)
MayNot
Be
AmendedOrChangedByBylaw5
1.
TheColburnCaseisinapposite52.TheTreatise
on
CorporationsLawCitedbySAGConfirmsSection7211(b)May
Not
be
AmendedorChangedbyBylaw5
III.
ARTICLE
V,§1(J)(4)VIOLATESCORPORATIONS
CODE
SECTION71509
A.
ArticleV,§1(J)(4)DirectlyConflictsWithCorporationsCodeSection7211(b)10B.ArticleV,§1(J)(4),AsApplied,Materially
And
AdverselyAffected
The
VotingRights
Of
SAG
Members12IV.
SAGHAS
FAILED
TO
IDENTIFY
ANYGROUNDUPONWHICHTHE
CHALLENGED
ORDER
MAYBE
AFFIRMED
12
A.
PublicPolicyWeighs
In
Favor
OfInvalidatingAn
IllegalBylaw
13
B.Appellants'Application
For
TemporaryRestraining.OrderWasProper14C.SAG'sAllegedPrior"WrittenConsents"CannotValidate
An
Illegal
Bylaw
14
D.SAG'sSecondRequestForDismissal
Of
TheAppealIsWithoutMerit
17
V.CONCLUSION22
-i-
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