McGuigan v. City of San Deigo
This appeal challenges a judgment by the superior court approving a class action settlement reached between a representative plaintiff, respondent William J. McGuigan, a retired city employee (Plaintiff), and the City of San Diego (defendant and respondent; "the City"), in one of several pension litigation cases about the soundness of the City's retirement system (the San Diego City Employees' Retirement System (SDCERS)). The appellants, (1) the San Diego Police Officers Association (SDPOA) and (2) approximately 1,600 individually named police department employees (the Aaron Objectors), were potential class members and objectors in the proceedings below (sometimes collectively referred to as Appellants). Appellants raise various objections to the judgment, including the adequacy of the underlying procedures used to certify the class for settlement purposes, and the monetary sufficiency of the settlement. The motions to dismiss, to strike, and for sanctions are denied; the judgment certifying the class and approving the settlement agreement is affirmed. Each party to bear its own costs.
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