Lawsuit against the selection process for three Unit Head positions

The Consortium for the Fire and Rescue Service of the Province of Ciudad Real has announced the filing of a lawsuit before the Court of First Instance, Social Section, Plaza nº 3 of Ciudad Real, regarding the selection process for the provision of three Unit Head positions included in the 2022 Public Employment Offer. The announcement, published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real nº 199, dated October 15, 2026, opens a nine-day period for interested parties to appear in proceeding 65/2026.

The communication is published at the request of the judicial body, in compliance with the provisions of Article 151.5 of Law 36/2011, of October 10, regulating the Social Jurisdiction, in accordance with Article 49 of Law 29/1998, of July 13, regulating the Contentious-Administrative Jurisdiction. The announcement bears number 3337 and was signed in Ciudad Real on October 13, 2026, by the president of the Consortium, Julián Triguero Calle.

The Lawsuit and Proceeding 65/2026

The lawsuit has been filed by Mr. Ángel López Peñalver and is directed against the selection process convened to fill three Unit Head positions, assigned to the Public Employment Offer corresponding to the year 2022. The matter is being processed before the Court of First Instance, Social Section, Plaza nº 3 of Ciudad Real, under proceeding number 65/2026.

The Consortium acts as the requested party and limits itself to conveying the content of the judicial request to those who may be affected, without pronouncing on the merits of the case. The publicity of the proceeding is mandatory to ensure that third parties with a legitimate interest can appear before a resolution is issued.

Nine-Day Period to Appear

• Deadline: nine days following the publication of the communication.
• Body before which to appear: Court of First Instance, Social Section, Plaza nº 3 of Ciudad Real.
• Proceeding: 65/2026.
• Late appearance: the party will be recognized for procedures that have not yet expired.
• Failure to appear: the proceeding will continue without any further notification being required.

The Consortium and its Selection Processes

The Consortium for the Fire and Rescue Service of the Province of Ciudad Real is the body that manages the fire extinction and rescue service within the provincial scope. In recent months, it has published other selection processes, such as the call for thirty-six Firefighter positions from the 2023 Public Employment Offer, whose final list of admitted and excluded applicants was approved on October 5, 2026.

The publication of this announcement in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real responds to the legal requirement to publicize the existence of the procedure so that interested parties may defend their position. The text does not detail the specific grounds of the lawsuit nor the content of the claims.

The resolution of procedure 65/2026 may affect the validity of the selection process for the three Unit Head positions of the 2022 Public Employment Offer and, consequently, the access to those posts. Applicants and anyone who can prove a legitimate interest have a period of nine days from the date of publication to appear before the Social Security Section and defend their position in the procedure.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real, no. 199, of October 15, 2026, private announcements, page 9800 (official reference: announcement number 3337).