Principal Law:

State Law—Land Use Laws

25 Cases found

Warren E&P, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles

Filing Date: 2023
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Verified petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief and damages. [ 01/10/2023 ]
Description: Oil companies' challenge to Los Angeles ban on drilling.

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: C.D. Cal.
Status: Motion to intervene granted. [ 11/01/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to the denial of a permit that would allow Exxon to temporarily truck crude oil from Exxon’s Santa Ynez Unit, consisting of three offshore platforms and an onshore processing center.

TruOjai, LLC v. County of Ventura

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Writ of mandate denied. [ 06/23/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to Ventura County ordinance that banned short-term rentals in Ojai Valley.

Martin v. California Coastal Commission

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Ct. App.
Status: Opinion upholding California Coastal Commission special conditions certified for publication. [ 07/16/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to conditions imposed by California Coastal Commission on the construction of a single-family residence on a bluff adjacent to the Pacific Ocean.

Davisson Enterprises, Inc. v. City of San Diego

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief filed. [ 08/30/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to a mixed-use development on 93.4 acres for failure to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act and land use and planning requirements.

Chiquita Canyon, LLC v. County of Los Angeles

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Writ for administrative mandated granted in part and denied in part, causes of action for declaratory relief denied, and remaining causes of action transferred for assignment. [ 07/02/2020 ]
Description: Challenge by owner and operator of a Los Angeles County landfill to permit conditions.

Center for Biological Diversity v. County of Riverside

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Notice of appeal filed by Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and San Bernadino Valley Audubon Society. [ 05/11/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to environmental impact report for master-planned community in Riverside County, including for failure to consider how climate change would exacerbate the project's impacts.

Mayer-Wittmann v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Stamford

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: Conn.
Status: Opinion issued affirming trial court determination that the zoning board properly granted application for variances. [ 11/05/2019 ]
Description: Neighbor's lawsuit challenging variances granted for the rebuilding of a "sea cottage" damaged during Hurricane Sandy.

Center for Biological Diversity v. County of Los Angeles

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Center for Biological Diversity/California Native Plant Society petition denied and Climate Resolve petition granted. [ 04/05/2021 ]
Description: Challenge to large development project on border of Los Angeles County and Kern County.

Inland Oversight Committee v. City of Chino

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: Petition for writ of mandate granted in part. [ 10/31/2016 ]
Description: Challenge to City approvals for development of a recreational vehicle storage facility.

Protect Wine Country v. County of Riverside

Filing Date: 2014
Court/Admin Entity: Cal. Super. Ct.
Status: First amended petition for writ of mandate denied. [ 05/11/2016 ]
Description: Challenge to Riverside County's approval of a Wine Country Community Plan, including for failure to adequately evaluate project impacts on greenhouse gas emissions.

Clean Water Action v. Jackson Township

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: N.J. Super. Ct.
Status: Opinion issued upholding ordinances. [ 06/19/2017 ]
Description: Challenge to local ordinances that allowed for installation of solar energy array for Six Flags theme park.