California Court of Appeal

CITY OF GOLETA v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA BARBARA, B175054

A writ of mandate requiring Plaintiff-City to approve defendant's subdivision map is reversed where Government Code section 66413.5 gives plaintiff discretion to deny defendant's final map.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/30/2004
• Published 09/30/2004

Judges

• COFFEE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Julie Hayward Biggs, City Attorney;  Burke, Williams & Sorensen LLP, Geralyn L. Skapik, Amy E. Morgan, Riverside, for Petitioners City of Goleta and City Council of the City of Goleta., Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver & Wilson, Peter S. Hayes, Oakland, for City of Laguna Woods as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP, Patrick E. Breen, Anthony J. Oliva, Patrick A. Perry, Los Angeles;  Hollister & Brace, Richard C. Monk, Santa Barbara;  Lascher & Lascher, Wendy C. Lascher, Ventura, for Real Party in Interest Oly Chadmar Sandpiper General Partnership., Stoel Rives LLP, James P. Corn, Sacramento, for Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.