SECTIONS 99562 - California Statutes

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE

SECTION 99562

99562. (a) No employer or employee organization shall have the
right to judicial review of a unit determination except: (1) when the
board in response to a petition from an employer or employee
organization agrees that the case is one of special importance and
joins in the request for such review; or (2) when the issue is raised
as a defense to an unfair practice complaint. A board order
directing an election shall not be stayed pending judicial review.
Upon receipt of a board order joining in the request for judicial
review, a party to the case may petition for a writ of extraordinary
relief from the unit determination decision or order.
(b) Any charging party, respondent, or intervenor aggrieved by a
final decision or order of the board in an unfair practice case,
except a decision of the board not to issue a complaint in the case,
may petition for a writ of extraordinary relief from the decision or
order.
(c) The petition shall be filed in the district court of appeal in
the appellate district where the unit determination or unfair
practice dispute occurred. The petition shall be filed within 30 days
after issuance of the board's final order, order denying
reconsideration, or order joining in the request for judicial review,
as applicable. Upon the filing of the petition, the court shall
cause notice to be served upon the board and thereafter shall have
jurisdiction of the proceeding. The board shall file in the court the
record of the proceeding, certified by the board, within 10 days
after the clerk's notice unless the filing period is extended by the
court for good cause shown. The court shall have jurisdiction to
grant to the board any temporary relief or restraining order it deems
just and proper and in like manner to make and enter a decree
enforcing, modifying, or setting aside the order of the board. The
findings of the board with respect to questions of fact, including
ultimate facts, if supported by substantial evidence on the record
considered as a whole, are conclusive. The provisions of Title 1
(commencing with Section 1067) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil
Procedure relating to writs shall, except where specifically
superseded by this article, apply to proceedings pursuant to this
section.
(d) If the time to petition for extraordinary relief from a board
decision has expired, the board may seek enforcement of any final
decision or order in a district court of appeal or a superior court
in the district where the unit determination or unfair practice case
occurred. If, after hearing, the court determines that the order was
issued pursuant to procedures established by the board and that the
person or entity refuses to comply with the order, the court shall
enforce the order by writ of mandamus. The court shall not review the
merits of the order.