Supreme Court of California

Grant of a demurrer for municipal defendant in an action regarding plaintiff's challenge, under the Mitigation Fee Act, to fees imposed relating to development projects is reversed to the extent that the court erred in determining that plaintiff could not challenge the validity of a resolution reenacting a fee previously set forth in an earlier resolution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/22/2005
• Published 12/22/2005

Judges

• CHIN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Walter P. McNeill, Walter P. McNeill, Redding;  Law Offices of Richard D. Gann and Richard D. Gann, for Plaintiff and Appellant., Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton and David P. Lanferman, San Francisco, for California Building Industry Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant., Jonathan M. Coupal and Timothy A. Bittle, Sacramento, for Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant., Law Office of Brent & Klein and Jason G. Brent, Tehachapi, for George C. Jenkins as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant., James S. Burling and Meriem L. Hubbard, Sacramento, for Pacific Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richards, Watson & Gershon, James L. Markman, Brea, B. TildenKim Los Angeles, and Juliet E. Cox, for Defendant and Respondent., Best, Best & Krieger, Jeffrey V. Dunn, Irvine, and Mark D. Servin, for League of California Cities and California State Association of Counties as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.