In the summer of 2004, a Court of Appeal ruling required THC to remove non-attorneys from our Board. Due to its impact on nonprofits in California dozens of groups submitted amicus briefs to the California Supreme Court on our behalf. The court voted to take THC’s case, and non-attorneys are returned to the board.
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TENDERLOIN HOUSING CLINIC
126 Hyde Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel. (415) 771-9850
Fax. (415) 771-1287
RANDALL M. SHAW
STEPHEN L. COLLIER
RAQUEL FOX
DEAN PRESTON
December 13, 2004
VIA U.S. MAIL
Doris Lee
MOCD
25 Van Ness
San Francisco, CA 94102
Re: Board Changes
Dear Ms. Lee:
At our December 7th Board meeting we added three new members who are non-attorneys. A roster of our current Board is attached.
This summer the Clinic received a Court of Appeal ruling in the case of Frye v. Tenderloin Housing Clinic that required us to remove non-attorneys from our Board. We had no choice but to immediately follow the Court’s ruling. The court ruling did not only apply to us; it impacted virtually every nonprofit legal organization in California.
As a result, dozens of groups submitted amicus briefs to the California Supreme Court on our behalf. I am pleased to report that the Court voted 6-0 to take our case. Since the Court of Appeals decision requiring the Clinic to have an all-attorney Board has been vacated, we have returned our non-attorneys to the Board.
The Supreme Court is not expected to rule for eighteen months, so our Board should remain stable for some time.
Very truly yours,
Randy Shaw
Executive Director
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