Goldberg V. Regents Of University Of California

In this action, plaintiffs, Arthur L. Goldberg, Michael L. Klein, David A. Bills and Nicholas Zvegintzov (hereafter referred to by their last names), challenge, upon constitutional grounds, their suspension and dismissal from the University of California on April 20, 1965. This appeal is from a judgment of dismissal entered on an order sustaining the general demurrer of defendants, The Regents of the University of California (hereafter University), without leave to amend, to plaintiffs' petition for a writ of mandate seeking reinstatement to the University. Plaintiffs contend that their petition states a cause of action as the action of the University, through its disciplinary committee, was an unconstitutional limitation of their First Amendment rights, was taken pursuant to a constitutionally vague regulation, deprived them of procedural due process, and constituted an invasion of an area exclusively operated by state law. We have concluded that there is no merit in any of these contentions.