P. v. Townsend Street Gang CA4/3
Appellant reiterates his jurisdictional argument, claiming TSG is not a legally cognizable defendant due to the fact it was formed for illegal purposes. Although appellant does not request an end to the OCDA’s injunction program, he contends gang injunctions can only be issued when the underlying complaint is brought against individual gang members, and not the gang itself. We cannot agree. “The ultimate issue of whether an exercise of jurisdiction is fair and reasonable is a legal determination subject to de novo review on appeal.” (Aquila v. Superior Court (2007) 148 Cal.App.4th 556, 568.) Exercising our independent judgment on the issue, we find TSG was properly named as a defendant in this case, and there is no basis to dissolve the injunction against it for lack of jurisdiction.
Before addressing the merits of appellant’s argument, we first take up respondent’s procedural objections to the appeal.
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