California Court of Appeal

Judgment partially granting a petition for writ of mandate brought by plaintiffs-municipalities involving defendants-water boards' adoption and approval of a planning document for limiting discharge of litter from municipal storm drains is reversed in part.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/26/2006
• Published 01/26/2006

Judges

• McCONNELL, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rutan & Tucker, LLP, Richard Montevideo and Terence Gallagher, Costa Mesa, for Plaintiffs and Appellants., Downey Brand LLP, Melissa A. Thorme, Sacramento;  Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard, & Smith LLP, and B. Richard Marsh, Los Angeles, for County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants., Demetriou, Del Guercio, Springer & Francis, LLP, Stephen A. Del Guercio, Michael A. Francis and Brian D. Langa, Los Angeles, for California Contract Cities Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants., Richards, Watson & Gershon, and John J. Harris, Los Angeles, for The League of California Cities as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Tom Greene, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Mary E. Hackenbracht, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Marilyn H. Levin and Gregory J. Newmark, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Appellants., Law Office of Michael R. Lozeau, Michael R. Lozeau, San Francisco;  and Dana P. Palmer for Santa Monica Baykeeper, Inc., Heal the Bay, Inc., and Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.