California Court of Appeal

City referendum to ban all oil and gas operations within city limits did not violate oil driller's lease agreement with city or its property rights when oil driller had not yet secured a permit to start drilling and lease agreement anticipated regulatory change.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/24/2001
• Published 01/24/2001

Judges

•  PERLUSS, J.**

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Chatten-Brown and Associates, Jan Chatten-Brown, Los Angeles, Douglas P. Carstens;  Law Offices of Joseph Di Monda and Joseph Di Monda, for Plaintiffs and Appellants., Bright and Brown, James S. Bright, Maureen J. Bright, John Quirk, and Phillipa L. Altmann, Glendale, for Real Parties in Interest., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Richard M. Frank, Chief Assistant Attorney General, J. Matthew Rodriquez, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Tara L. Mueller, Deputy Attorney General, for the People of the State of California as Amici Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richards, Watson & Gershon, Rochelle Brown, and Michael Jenkins, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.