<p><b>ROBSON v. UPPER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY</b></p> <br /> <p><b> </b></p> <br /> <p align="center">Filed 9/1/06</p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center"><b><i>CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION</i></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">SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT</p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p> <br /> <p align="center">DIVISION THREE</p> <br /> <p align="center"> </p><br /> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="672"><br /> <tr><br /> <td width="336" valign="top"> <br /> <p>THELMA JEAN ROBSON,</p> <br /> <p> Plaintiff and Respondent,</p> <br /> <p> v.</p> <br /> <p>UPPER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT et al.,</p> <br /> <p> Defendants and Appellants.</p> <br /> <p>_____________________________________</p> <br /> <p>UPPER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT,</p> <br /> <p> Petitioner,</p> <br /> <p> v.</p> <br /> <p>THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY,</p> <br /> <p> Respondent;</p> <br /> <p>THELMA JEAN ROBSON et al.,</p> <br /> <p> Real Parties in Interest.</p><br /> </td><br /> <td width="336" valign="top"> <br /> <p> B193116</p> <br /> <p> (Los Angeles County</p> <br /> <p> Super. Ct. No. BS104255)</p> <br /> <p> B193129</p><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> <tr><br /> <td width="336" valign="top"><br /> </td><br /> <td width="336" valign="top"><br /> </td><br /> </tr><br /> </table> <br /> <p> APPEAL from a judgment of the <a href="http://www.mcmillanlaw.us/">Superior Court of Los Angeles County</a>, Dzintra Janavs, Judge. Dismissed.</p> <br /> <p> ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS in mandate. Petition denied.</p> <br /> <p> Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Christina J. Imre, Douglas J. Collodel, Gregory H. Halliday and Douglas E. Wance for Defendants and Appellants and for Petitioner.</p> <br /> <p> Strumwasser & Woocher, Fredric D. Woocher, Michael J. Strumwasser, Gregory G. Luke, Ellen Y. Yang; Raymond G. Fortner, Jr. and Judy W. Whitehurst, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent and for Real Parties in Interest.</p> <br /> <p> No appearance for Respondent.</p> <br /> <p align="center"><b><i>INTRODUCTION</i></b></p> <br /> <p> In this case of first impression, we have before us the question of whether an official appointed to the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (â€