all - Opinion Summaries

Protect Agricultural Land v. Stanislaus County Local Agency Formation Commission

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a challenge to defendant's decision approving the application submitted by real party in interest City of Ceres for the West Landing Specific Plan...

Hagopian v. State of California

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by petitioners, who developed coastal property without first seeking or obtaining coastal development permits and were issued...

Native Village of Point Hope v. Jewell

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment in favor of federal defendants in an action challenging the government’s environmental impact statements analyzing the environmental...

Foothill Communities Coalition v. County of Orange

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a challenge to defendant-county's Board of Supervisors' decision, which created a new zoning definition for senior residential housing, applied it...

Save the Plastic Bag Coalition v. City and County of San Francisco

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Health Law
The trial court's denial of plaintiff's challenge to defendant-city's ordinance, which expanded existing restrictions on the use of "checkout bags" by...

Parker Shattuck Neighbors v. Berkeley

Environmental Law, Government Law, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to challenge a proposed mixed-use commercial and residential project...

Jones v. National Marine Fisheries Service

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
Summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in an action challenging the Corps' issuance of a permit as part of a project to mine...

Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. US

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, which found that government induced flooding can qualify as a Fifth Amendment taking even if it is temporary in...

City of Irvine v. County of Orange

Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The trial court properly denied plaintiff-city's petition to set aside defendant-county's decision to approve and submit an application for state...

Munce's Superior Petroleum Products, Inc. v. New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

Bankruptcy Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
A post-bankruptcy petition contempt fine assessed by a state court against a debtor-in-possession for failing to take particular actions to bring its...