Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B331881
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Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles
Despite new legislation's mandates disallowing law enforcement gang participation, targeted interviews of certain officers triggered Meyers-Milias Brown Act meet-and-confer requirements. |
Government, Municipal Law |
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A. Davis | Nov. 22, 2024 |
B326446
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Modification: Gooden v. County of Los Angeles
Where County's amendment to proposed land use plan did not alter the plan's main features, California Environmental Quality Act was not violated. |
Environmental Law, Municipal Law |
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B. Hoffstadt | Nov. 18, 2024 |
B326446
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Gooden v. County of Los Angeles
Where County's amendment to proposed land use plan did not alter the plan's main features, California Environmental Quality Act was not violated. |
Environmental Law, Municipal Law |
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B. Hoffstadt | Oct. 29, 2024 |
E079078
|
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. Powell
Public interest exemption to anti-SLAPP statute did not apply because no public interest was advanced by suing individual defendants for relief that only defendant Water District could provide. |
Anti-SLAPP, Municipal Law |
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M. Raphael | Oct. 15, 2024 |
B330202
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Review granted: Cohen v. Superior Court (Schwartz)
Overruling *Riley v. Hilton Hotels Corp,* appellate court determined that Government Code Section 3600(a) only allows the government, not private individuals, to prosecute municipal code violations. |
Municipal Law |
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B. Currey | Sep. 23, 2024 |
20-71765
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League of California Cities v. Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission's subsequent order--clarifying wireless towers' concealment and siting requirements--was an impermissible, unlawful legislative act. |
Administrative Agencies, Municipal Law |
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P. Curiam (9th Cir.) | Sep. 16, 2024 |
A166228
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San Francisco Apartment Assn. v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco's ordinance extending 3-day notice to 10 days for landlords pursuing at-fault evictions was completely preempted by state law. |
Municipal Law, Real Property |
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T. Desautels | Sep. 13, 2024 |
22-55946
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Pimentel v. City of Los Angeles
Summary judgment was inappropriate where no evidence showed City's basis for setting parking citation late-payment penalty at 100 percent of the original fine was proportional and not arbitrary. |
Constitutional Law, Municipal Law |
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K. Lee | Sep. 10, 2024 |
A168039
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Modification: San Pablo Ave. Golden Gate Improvement Assn. v. City Council of Oakland
Municipal enforcement regulations providing for public challenges to violative uses and existing nuisances did not provide a legal basis for challenging city planning department's prior zoning determination. |
Municipal Law |
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C. Hite | Jul. 31, 2024 |
A169318
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Modification: The Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court (Parnassus Neighborhood Coalition)
UC Regents' construction plans for hospital were a governmental activity and therefore exempt from local building and zoning ordinances. |
Municipal Law |
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Jul. 3, 2024 | |
A168039
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San Pablo Ave. Golden Gate Improvement Assn. v. City Council of Oakland
Municipal enforcement regulations providing for public challenges to violative uses and existing nuisances did not provide a legal basis for challenging city planning department's prior zoning determination. |
Municipal Law |
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C. Hite | Jul. 2, 2024 |
B330202M
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Modification: Cohen v. Superior Court (Schwartz)
Overruling *Riley v. Hilton Hotels Corp,* appellate court determined that Government Code Section 3600(a) only allows the government, not private individuals, to prosecute municipal code violations. |
Municipal Law |
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B. Currey | Jun. 21, 2024 |
A169318
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The Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court (Parnassus Neighborhood Coalition)
UC Regents' construction plans for hospital were a governmental activity and therefore exempt from local building and zoning ordinances. |
Municipal Law |
|
V. Rodriguez | Jun. 17, 2024 |
B330202
|
Cohen v. Superior Court (Schwartz)
Overruling *Riley v. Hilton Hotels Corp,* appellate court determined that Government Code Section 3600(a) only allows the government, not private individuals, to prosecute municipal code violations. |
Municipal Law |
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B. Currey | Jun. 7, 2024 |
H049992
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People ex rel. International Assn. of Firefighters v. City of Palo Alto
In quo warranto action, trial court's decision to fashion an alternative remedy rather than invalidate an unlawful measure was an abuse of discretion. |
Municipal Law, Remedies |
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A. Danner | Jun. 5, 2024 |
C097429
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Cajon Valley Union School District et al. v. Drager
Further redevelopment agency fund payments to school districts were not required after reaching cap set in pass-through agreement that predated January 1994 because the agency's plan was amended in 2007. |
Municipal Law |
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H. Hull | May 20, 2024 |
20-15085
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Diamond S.J. Enterprise, Inc., DBA S. J. Live v. City of San Jose
Nightclub's facial attack on San Jose nuisance ordinances failed because the challenged provisions did not give city officials unbridled discretion that created a risk of censorship. |
Constitutional Law, Municipal Law |
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J. Nguyen | May 1, 2024 |
B324117
|
Summerfield v. City of Inglewood
Inglewood did not create "dangerous condition" in Darby Park parking lot by failing to install security cameras because the absence of cameras did not create a substantial risk of being shot. |
Municipal Law |
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M. Stratton | Oct. 27, 2023 |
B314750
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Snowball West Investments v. City of Los Angeles
Government Code section 65589.5(j)(4) (Housing Accountability Act exemption) did not exempt developer's project from the requirement of a zone change. |
Municipal Law |
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A. Collins | Oct. 27, 2023 |
A165899
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Modification: Lacy v. City and County of San Francisco
City of San Francisco had constitutional authority to expand electorate for school board elections to include resident noncitizen parents or guardians of school-age children. |
Municipal Law |
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Aug. 30, 2023 | |
22-15677
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Airlines for America v. City and County of San Francisco
City was acting as a regulator, rather than as a market participant, when it required airlines seeking to use its airport to provide better health benefits to its employees. |
Municipal Law |
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C. Callahan | Aug. 30, 2023 |
B316067
|
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles
Section 21 of the L.A. County Charter does not grant county counsel exclusive authority to settle appeals of discipline that are pending before the County Civil Service Commission. |
Municipal Law |
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H. Bendix | Aug. 22, 2023 |
A165899
|
Lacy v. City and County of San Francisco
City of San Francisco had constitutional authority to expand electorate for school board elections to include resident noncitizen parents or guardians of school-age children. |
Municipal Law |
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M. Simons | Aug. 9, 2023 |
S271869
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Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. County of Monterey
Because Monterey County's Measure Z, which attempted to ban certain environmentally-unfriendly methods of gas and oil extraction, directly conflicted with state laws, it was preempted. |
Municipal Law |
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M. Jenkins | Aug. 4, 2023 |
A163636
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Lafayette Bollinger Development v. Town of Moraga
Although city's vague land-use designation violated Government Code Section 65302, trial court's issuance of writ requiring city's compliance with statute's requirements was sufficient. |
Municipal Law |
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J. Humes | Jul. 21, 2023 |
D079956
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City of Hesperia v. Lake Arrowhead Community Services Dist.
Plaintiff city's writ request to stop solar project was barred by the doctrine of laches as its unreasonable delay in raising the project's eligibility issue unduly prejudiced defendant. |
Municipal Law |
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J. McConnell | Jul. 13, 2023 |
A164315
|
Discovery Builders v. City of Oakland
Contractual provision ostensibly preventing the City of Oakland from imposing new impact fees on a development was invalid because it was an impermissible infringement of the City's inherent police power. |
Municipal Law |
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I. Petrou | Jun. 23, 2023 |
H049425
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Modification: Hamilton and High, LLC v. City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto's in-lieu parking fee, imposed to alleviate increased parking demands resulting from new developments, fell under the Mitigation Fee Act necessitating strict compliance with the statute's requirements. |
Municipal Law |
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A. Danner | Apr. 19, 2023 |
H049425
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Hamilton and High, LLC v. City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto's in-lieu parking fee, imposed to alleviate increased parking demands resulting from new developments, fell under the Mitigation Fee Act necessitating strict compliance with the statute's requirements. |
Municipal Law |
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A. Danner | Mar. 22, 2023 |
A164394
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Modification: Save Lafayette v. City of Lafayette
Multi-family housing development project application that was deemed completed in 2011 could be resumed and approved years later, despite the area being currently zoned for only single-family homes. |
Municipal Law |
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A. Tucher | Dec. 19, 2022 |