California Court of Appeal
Citizens for Ceres v. City of Ceres, 070988
In a challenge to a City's approval of the development of a shopping center anchored by a Wal-Mart Supercenter to replace an existing Wal-Mart store, filed as a petition for a writ of mandate under the California Environmental Quality Act, Pub. Resources Code sections 21000 et seq., (CEQA), alleging several defects in the environmental documents the city certified when it approved the project, the trial court's judgment is: 1) affirmed as to its denial of the petition over plaintiff's arguments regarding the environmental impact report (EIR); and 2) reversed as to WalMart's request for an award for the cost of preparing the administrative record where the application of Hayward Area Planning Assn. v. City of Hayward (2005) was erroneous.
Appellate Information
- Published 2016/09/12
Judges
- SMITH
Court
- California Court of Appeal