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Friends of Big Bear Valley v. County of San Bernardino

Filing Date: 2015
Case Categories:
  • State Law Claims
    • State Impact Assessment Laws
Principal Laws:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Description: Challenge to approval of changes to a proposed residential development on Big Bear Lake, including for failure to consider the project's impact on climate change.
  • Friends of Big Bear Valley v. County of San Bernardino
    Docket number(s): E067447
    Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    06/07/2019 Opinion Download Opinion issued on rehearing and trial court's judgment largely affirmed, including rejection of climate change-related claims.
    02/27/2019 Opinion Download Trial court's judgment largely affirmed, including rejection of climate change-related claims. California Appellate Court Said Addendum to 1991 EIR Did Not Have to Consider Climate Change. In an unpublished decision, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s ruling that an addendum prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act to review changes to a condominium development on the shore of Big Bear Lake did not have to consider climate change. The appellate court found that substantial evidence reflected that the potential environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions was known in 1991 when an environmental impact report (EIR) was prepared and that the initial study specifically discussed whether the project would negatively impact climate. The appellate court also upheld all but one of the other challenged aspects of the trial court’s decision.
  • Polizzi v. County of San Bernardino
    Docket number(s): CIV DS1512175
    Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    09/12/2016 Ruling Petition for writ of mandate granted in part and denied in part. The court granted the petition for writ of mandate as to the adequacy of the consideration of the project's size and corresponding traffic and water supply impacts but denied it as to the adequacy of the analysis of impacts on bald eagles, greenhouse gas emissions, and fire hazards.
    08/24/2015 Petition for Writ of Mandate Download Verified petition for writ of mandate and complaint for injunctive declaratory relief filed.
  • Friends of Big Bear Valley v. County of San Bernardino
    Docket number(s): CIVDS 1512665
    Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    05/09/2016 Brief Download Opening brief filed by real parties in interest in opposition to petition for writ of mandate.
    04/18/2016 Brief Download Opening brief filed by petitioners in support of petition for writ of mandate.
    08/26/2015 Petition for Writ of Mandate Download Petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed.

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