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Perspective

May 14, 2013

Eminent domain action allowed to proceed despite CEQA violation

Golden Gate Land Holdings upheld a trial court's decision to allow a public agency to pursue an eminent domain action - despite the agency's failure to comply with CEQA. By Bradford B. Grabske and Ali V. Tehrani


By Bradford B. Grabske and Ali V. Tehrani


Play-by-play announcer Chick Hearn, the legendary voice of the Los Angeles Lakers, often exclaimed, "no harm, no blood, no ambulance, no stitches - no foul!" The 1st District Court of Appeal echoed the spirit of Chick's refrain in a recent opinion, Golden Gate Land Holdings, LLC v. East Bay Regional Park District, 215 Cal. App. 4th 353 (2013).

Golden Gate Land Holdings uphel...

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