State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Alliance for a Better Downtown Millbrae v. Wade

Decided April 25, 2003. Linda M. Gemello wrote the opinion for the court.

133 Cal. Rptr. 2d 249 · Cited 51 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Mapstead v. Anchundo · 63 Cal. App. 4th 246
Myers v. Patterson · 196 Cal. App. 3d 130
Farley v. Healey · 67 Cal. 2d 325
Associated Home Builders of Greater Eastbay, Inc. v. City of Livermore · 557 P.2d 473
Bixby v. Pierno · 481 P.2d 242
Amador Valley Joint Union High School District v. State Board of Equalization · 22 Cal. 3d 208
Mangini v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. · 875 P.2d 73
Lake v. Reed · 16 Cal. 4th 448
Paul v. Milk Depots, Inc. · 62 Cal. 2d 129
Santa Clara County Counsel Attorneys Ass'n v. Woodside · 869 P.2d 1142
Stasher v. Harger-Haldeman · 58 Cal. 2d 23
Assembly v. Deukmejian · 639 P.2d 939
Mervyn's v. Reyes · 81 Cal. Rptr. 2d 148
Billig v. Voges · 223 Cal. App. 3d 962
City of Carmel-By-The-Sea v. Board of Supervisors · 137 Cal. App. 3d 964
County of Del Norte v. City of Crescent City · 84 Cal. Rptr. 2d 179
San Francisco Forty-Niners v. Nishioka · 89 Cal. Rptr. 2d 388
Local 21, International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers v. City & County of San Francisco · 90 Cal. Rptr. 2d 186
Songstad v. Superior Court · 113 Cal. Rptr. 2d 729
Corrigan v. Zolin · 47 Cal. App. 4th 230

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