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259 Cases found

California Sportfishing Protection Alliance v. California Department of Water Resources

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate and complaint filed. [ 08/21/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to the WaterFix diversion project for the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary.
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Save Civita Because Sudberry Won’t v. City of San Diego

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Denial of petition/complaint affirmed. [ 12/16/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to roadway project in the City of San Diego.
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Cleveland National Forest Foundation v. County of San Diego

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 01/13/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to the Forest Conservation Initiative Amendment to the San Diego County general plan.
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Sierra Club v. County of San Diego

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 01/13/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to the Forest Conservation Initiative Amendment to the San Diego County general plan.
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Citizens for a Responsible Caltrans Decision v. California Department of Transportation

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 11/01/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to highway interchange project in San Diego.
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Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance v. City of Los Angeles

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Trial court order denying mandate petition affirmed. [ 01/28/2020 ]
Description: Lawsuit challenging environmental review for a 34-story building in Los Angeles.
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Citizens for the Regents Road Bridge, Inc. v. City of San Diego

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 01/05/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to City of San Diego’s removal of a bridge project from a community plan.
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Mission Hills Heritage v. City of San Diego

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 01/04/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to the City of San Diego’s approval of a community plan update.
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Friends of the Santa Clara River v. County of Los Angeles

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Judgment for respondents-defendants affirmed. [ 04/03/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to Los Angeles County's determination that mitigation measures adopted by Newhall Ranch developer had reduced the greenhouse gas impacts of two "villages" within the project to less than significance.
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Center for Biological Diversity v. City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 04/06/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to environmental review for City of San Bernardino project that would divert treated water from the Santa Ana River.
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National Audubon Society v. Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation & Conservation District

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 03/30/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to environmental review for expansion of shellfish aquaculture area in Humboldt Bay.
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Sacramentans for Fair Planning v. City of Sacramento

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Denial of petition affirmed. [ 07/03/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to streamlined CEQA review for high-rise condominium project in Sacramento.
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Sierra Club v. City of Highland

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 09/15/2016 ]
Description: Challenge to City of Highlands approvals of residential development.
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Association of Washington Business v. Washington State Department of Ecology

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Wash.
Status: Trial court ruling that rule exceeded Ecology’s authority affirmed but remedy modified to invalidate rule only to the extent it regulated nonemitters via an emission standard. [ 01/16/2020 ]
Description: Challenge by business and trade groups to greenhouse gas regulations adopted by the Washington Department of Ecology.
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Sierra Watch v. County of Placer

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Trial court judgment reversed and trial court instructed to enter a new judgment granting the petition for writ of mandate. [ 08/24/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to CEQA review for proposed report in Olympic Valley.
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Responsible Development for Water Tank Hill v. County of San Mateo

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Unpublished opinion issued affirming dismissal. [ 05/18/2018 ]
Description: Challenge to residential development in San Mateo County.
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League to Save Lake Tahoe Mountain Area Preservation Foundation v. County of Placer

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Judgments of trial court affirmed in part and reversed in part. [ 02/14/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to Placer County's environmental review for a land use specific plan and rezoning to allow residential and commercial development and preserve forest land near Truckee and Lake Tahoe.
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Stop Syar Expansion v. County of Napa

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Amended opinion and order modifying opinion issued; denial of petition affirmed. [ 04/23/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to the environmental review for expansion of an aggregate operation.
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Gonzalez v. City of San Diego

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate filed. [ 12/06/2016 ]
Description: Challenge to the City of San Diego’s approval of two development projects—a 60-story mixed-use building and a 20-story hotel tower.
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Mission Bay Alliance v. Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Cal.
Status: Review denied. [ 01/17/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to mixed-used development in San Francisco that included new arena for Golden State Warriors.
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