California Court of Appeal

Trial court judgment dismissing plaintiff's petition for writ of mandate to vacate decisions by the California Coastal Commission is reversed where plaintiffs may challenge the Commission's alleged noncompliance with the requirements set forth in Pub. Resources Code sec. 21080.5., although any challenge to the Commission's decision on grounds beyond what is specified in that statute is time barred.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/01/2009
• Published 05/01/2009

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, James A. Geocaris, Costa Mesa;  and Ronald C. Redcay, Los Angeles, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, John A. Saurenman, Assistant Attorney General and Christina Bull Arndt, Deputy Attorney General for Defendant and Respondent., Nossaman, John J. Flynn III and Scott N. Yamaguchi, Los Angeles, for Real Parties in Interest and Respondents.