Dear Mr.

Cooper,
Reference to this opinion request was removed from the Monthly Opinion Report during the pendency of
the federal litigation which is referenced in my email to you of March 17, !1", reflected #elow in this
email thread. $hen the litigation is completed, and depending on the outcome, the opinion request will #e
restored to the Monthly Opinion Report with a new num#er.
%uidelines for requesting copies of pu#lic records can #e found at
http&''oag.ca.gov'sites'all'files'agwe#'pdfs'consumers'pra(guidelines.pdf)
*han+ you for your inquiry.
Manuel M. Medeiros
Deputy ,ttorney %eneral
Office of the ,ttorney %eneral
1-!! . /treet, 0.O. 1o2 3""44
/acramento, C, 3"""544!
*elephone& 63178 --51337
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9rom& Daniel Cooper :mailto&dcooper!!11;yahoo.com<
/ent& $ednesday, =une !", !1" 11&-7 ,M
*o& Manuel M. Medeiros
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0lease send scanned copies to me of any and all records pertaining to the C=0@s request for an opinion 6115
7!-8. 0lease e2plain why the question #elow has #een removed from the attoney generals we#site and
why the opinion AO. 1157!- comes up #lan+ when entered into search #y opinion AO..
1157!-
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BB Does the Cegislature have the authority to enact legislation that purports to preclude the commission
from disciplining California superior court >udges for authoriDing supplemental compensation to #e paid
to themselves from pu#lic funds, and'or receiving that supplemental compensation, on the ground that
#enefits were or 6#8 retroactively authoriDe all or some portion of supplemental compensation provided #y
counties to >udges, or to >udges themselves, so long as it was #eing provided as of =uly 1, !!E)
BB
*he California 0u#lic Records ,ct 6/tatutes of 137E, Chapter 1"7-F currently codified as California
%overnment Code GG 74! through 777."E8
On Mon, Mar 17, !1" 3&"4 ,M 0D* Manuel M. Medeiros wrote&
BDear Mr. Cooper,
B9urther research on this issue has #een suspended #ecause one or more of the issues is pending
ad>udication in federal court. .n addition, we are not authoriDed to answer questions from private parties.
B
B*han+ you for your inquiry.
B
BManuel M. Medeiros
BDeputy ,ttorney %eneral
BOffice of the ,ttorney %eneral
B1-!! . /treet, 0.O. 1o2 3""44
B/acramento, C, 3"""544!
B*elephone& 63178 --51337