<p>CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA</p> <br /> <h1>Filed 8/23/06</h1> <br /> <p align="center"><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b>CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION</b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center"><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center">IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA</p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center">FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT</p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center">DIVISION ONE</p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p><br /> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><br /> <tr><br /> <td width="319" valign="top"> <br /> <p>CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION,</p> <br /> <p> Plaintiff and Appellant,</p> <br /> <p>v.</p> <br /> <p>STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al.,</p> <br /> <p> Defendants and Respondents.</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="319" valign="top"> <br /> <p> A112311</p> <br /> <p> (San Francisco County</p> <br /> <p> Super. Ct. No. CPF-05-505640)</p><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> </table> <br /> <p> In this appeal, we consider whether a party opposing a <a href="http://www.fearnotlaw.com/">petition to compel arbitration</a> may defeat the petition by demonstrating that the relief sought by the petitioner in arbitration is precluded by statute. Plaintiff <a href="http://www.mcmillanlaw.us/">California Correctional Peace Officers Association</a> (the Union) represents both rank-and-file <a href="http://www.mcmillanlaw.us/">correctional officers</a> and their supervisors. Supervisors and rank-and-file officers negotiate separately with the state's representative, the California Department of Personnel Administration (the Department), over their respective terms and conditions of employment. Nonetheless, pursuant to â€