| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. Amador Water AgencyCalifornia Court of Appeal
Water Law, Elections
Held that a local water agency's decision to set new water service rates was not subject to referendum. Affirmed denial of writ relief, in a case...
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06/14/2019 | C082079 |
Center for Biological Diversity v. California Department of ConservationCalifornia Court of Appeal
Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Water Law
Rejected an environmental advocacy group's challenge to an environmental impact report prepared by the California Department of Conservation...
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06/14/2019 | C083913 |
Plantier v. Ramona Municipal Water DistrictSupreme Court of California
Government Law, Water Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Clarified the procedure for challenging a local governmental agency's decision to impose or increase property-related fees. The question in this case...
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05/30/2019 | S243360 |
Bennett v. Rancho California Water DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal
Water Law, Labor & Employment Law
Held that a plaintiff alleging whistleblower retaliation needed to prove he was an employee rather than an independent contractor, and the trial court...
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05/29/2019 | G054617 |
Inzana v. Turlock Irrigation District Board of DirectorsCalifornia Court of Appeal
Water Law
Held that an irrigation district could cut off water to a landowner who refused to remove from his property pistachio trees that were planted within...
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05/16/2019 | F075810 |
Gomes v. Mendocino City Community Services DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal
Water Law
Invalidated an ordinance limiting the quantity of groundwater that homeowners such as the plaintiff may extract from their property. Held that the...
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05/14/2019 | A153078 |
Southwestern Electric Power Co. v. EPAUnited States Fifth Circuit
Environmental Law, Water Law
Invalidated portions of an Environment Protection Agency final rule regarding waste streams from steam-electric power plants. Remanded to the agency...
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04/12/2019 | 15-60821 |
Sturgeon v. FrostUnited States Supreme Court
Environmental Law, Water Law
Held that the National Park Service lacked authority to regulate boating on Alaska's Nation River. A moose hunter contended that the Park Service...
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03/26/2019 | 17–949 |
Olson v. Hornbrook Community Services DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal
Government Law, Water Law
Revived claims that a California water district unreasonably limited public comment on certain agenda items, among other things. Reversed a dismissal...
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03/26/2019 | C084494 |
Paradise Irrigation District v. Commission on State MandatesCalifornia Court of Appeal
Water Law
On rehearing, held that local water districts were not entitled to be reimbursed by the state for the cost of complying with unfunded state mandates...
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03/20/2019 | C081929 |