California Court of Appeal

The Director of the Department of Conservation did not have standing to challenge, by petition for writ of mandamus, a lead agency's action in approving reclamation plans and financial assurances for surface mining operations under state law and local land use ordinances. Attorneys' fee award under the private attorney general statute was in error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/09/2003
• Published 05/09/2003

Judges

• MORRISON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Richard M. Frank, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary E. Hackenbracht, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Richard M. Thalhammer, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Louis B. Green, County Counsel, Edward L. Knapp, Chief Assistant County Counsel;  The Diepenbrock Law Firm, Mark D. Harrison and Gene K. Cheever, Sacramento, for Defendants and Respondents., Becker & Runkle and David C. Becker, Cameron, for Real Party in Interest and Respondent., Bingham McCutchen, David E. Moser and Peter M. Morrisette, San Francisco, for Interveners and Respondents.