COSTA MESA — A lawsuit filed in May by city employees hoping to stop the proposed mass layoffs has tentatively been scheduled for April 9, city officials confirmed Friday.
The complaint by the Costa Mesa City Employees Assn. argues that the City Council's decision earlier this year to outsource more than 40% of the city workforce violates state law.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Tam Nomoto Schumann issued a temporary injunction against Costa Mesa over the summer that, until the case is resolved, prohibits the city from laying off its employees and replacing them with workers from the private sector.