(a) As used in this section: (1) âSocial purpose corporationâ includes an unincorporated association. (2) âBoardâ includes the managing body of an unincorporated association. (3) âShareholderâ includes a member of an unincorporated association. (4) âSharesâ includes memberships in an unincorporated association. (b) Shareholders of a social purpose corporation may maintain a derivative lawsuit to enforce the requirements set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 2700. (c) No action may be instituted or maintained in right of any domestic or foreign social purpose corporation under this section by any party other than a shareholder of the social purpose corporation. (d) No action may be instituted or maintained in right of any domestic or foreign social purpose corporation by any holder of shares or of voting trust certificates of the social purpose corporation unless both of the following conditions exist: (1) The plaintiff alleges in the complaint that plaintiff was a shareholder, of record or beneficially, or the holder of voting trust certificates at the time of the transaction or any part thereof of which plaintiff complains or that plaintiffâs shares or voting trust certificates thereafter devolved upon plaintiff by operation of law from a holder who was a holder at the time of the transaction or any part thereof complained of. Any shareholder who does not meet these requirements may nevertheless be allowed, in the discretion of the court, to maintain the action on a preliminary showing to and determination by the court, by motion and after a hearing, at which the court shall consider the evidence by affidavit or testimony, as it deems material, of all of the following: (A) There is a strong prima facie case in favor of the claim asserted on behalf of the social purpose corporation. (B) No other similar action has been or is likely to be instituted. (C) The plaintiff acquired the shares before there was disclosure to the public or to the plaintiff of the wrongdoing of which plaintiff complains. (D) Unless the action can be maintained the defendant may retain a gain derived from defendantâs willful breach of a fiduciary duty. (E) The requested relief will not result in unjust enrichment of the social purpose corporation or any shareholder of the social purpose corporation. (2) The plaintiff alleges in the complaint with particularity plaintiffâs efforts to secure from the board the action as plaintiff desires, or the reasons for not making that effort, and alleges further that plaintiff has either informed the social purpose corporation or the board in writing of the ultimate facts of each cause of action against each defendant or delivered to the social purpose corporation or the board a true copy of the complaint which plaintiff proposes to file. (e) In any action referred to in subdivision (c), at any time within 30 days after service of summons upon the social purpose corporation or upon any defendant who is an officer or director of the social purpose corporation, or held that office at the time of the acts complained of, the social purpose corporation or the defendant may move the court for an order, upon notice and hearing, requiring the plaintiff to furnish a bond as hereinafter provided. The motion shall be based upon one or both of the following grounds: (1) There is no reasonable possibility that the prosecution of the cause of action alleged in the complaint against the moving party will benefit the social purpose corporation or its shareholders. (2) The moving party, if other than the social purpose corporation, did not participate in the transaction complained of in any capacity. The court on application of the social purpose corporation or any defendant may, for good cause shown, extend the 30-day period for an additional period or periods not exceeding 60 days. (f) At the hearing upon any motion pursuant to subdivision (d), the court shall consider the evidence, written or oral, by witnes
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