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McAllister v. Monterey, County of

An appellate court upheld the dismissal of an individual's lawsuit against a county for approving a coastal development permit on his neighbor's property. In administrative proceedings conducted by county officials and later by the California Coastal Commission, the real parties-in-interest—de...

Concerned McCloud Citizens v. McCloud Community Servs. Dist.

An appellate court reversed a lower court decision vacating an agreement between a water district and a water company for the sale and purchase of spring water. Local groups argued that the district failed to conduct any environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) prio...

Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth v. Rancho Cordova, City of

California's highest court reversed a lower court decision dismissing individuals' claims that a county violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in approving community- and site-specific plans for a large, mixed use development project. While the environmental impact report (EIR) pre...

Eureka Citizens for Responsible Gov't v. Eureka, City of

A California appellate court upheld a lower court decision denying a petition for writ of mandate challenging a city's approval of a school playground. School volunteers, unaware that local law required "all school related activities be conducted within the buildings or at neighborhood playgrounds,"...

Kennedy Bldg. Assocs. v. CBS Corp.

The court remanded for modification an injunction imposed against a corporation for soil and groundwater contamination in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The injunction required the corporation to prevent the release of further contaminants into soil and groundwater; to test for migration and to remedy any ...

Friends of the Sierra R.R. v. Tuolumne Park & Recreation Dist.

A California appellate court affirmed a lower court's denial of a petition for a writ of mandamus to reverse a public agency's sale of land to the Tuolumne Board of Me-Wuk Indians. The land contained a disused but historic railroad right-of-way. A community group argued that the transfer fell within...

Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Co. v. Mine Safety & Health Admin.

The court denied mining industry groups' and mine operators' petitions for review of three Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) rules regulating diesel particulate matter (DPM) in underground mines. The court rejected the petitioners' claim that the MSHA did not have sufficient evidence that...

Save Tara v. West Hollywood, City of

A California appellate court reversed in part a lower court decision denying a neighborhood association's petition to set aside agreements between a city and developers to build a housing project in West Hollywood. Although the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved the developer...

Landwatch Monterey County v. Monterey, County of

A California appellate court upheld a lower court decision denying an environmental group's petition challenging a local board's approval of a development project in Monterey County. The group argued that by approving the project with a mitigated negative declaration (MND) in lieu of an environmenta...

Osborne v. Grussing

The Eighth Circuit upheld the dismissal of residents' §1983 suit against county officials for selectively enforcing provisions of the county zoning ordinance against them in retaliation of the residents' public criticism of the county's lax enforcement of environmental and zoning regulations ag...