In what circumstances will the city attorney refer to the district attorney in criminal cases where the alleged misdemeanant is a city employee?

We need not reach these contentions, however, because we find the appellant's argument moot. The city attorney has now announced an official policy of referring to the district attorney those criminal cases in which the alleged misdemeanant is a city employee, and in which there is a reasonable basis for a civil suit against the city. Therefore, this part of the case is no longer justiciable. Cf. Hall v. Beals, 396 U.S. 45, 90 S.Ct. 200, 24 L.Ed.2d 214 (1969). ⁴ Therefore, we affirm the district

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