California Court of Appeal

The Department of Conservation misinterpreted section 14575 of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, in setting a formula for calculating the processing fee paid by beverage manufacturers.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/12/2002
• Published 12/12/2002

Judges

• CALLAHAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Richard M. Frank, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary E. Hackenbracht, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Ellen M. Peter, Supervising Deputy Attorney General,  and William D. Cunningham, Deputy Attorney General, for Defendants and Appellants., Law Offices of Thomas H. Mabie and Thomas H. Mabie for Glass Packaging Institute and Beer Institute as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants., Robert J. Achermann, Sacramento, for California/Nevada Soft Drink Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants., Remy, Thomas and Moose, James G. Moose, Sacramento, and Ashle T. Crocker, for Plaintiff and Respondent.