Birkenfeld v. City of Berkeley

Decided June 16, 1976. Donald R. Wright wrote the opinion for the court.

550 P.2d 1001 · Cited 294 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.

• Nebbia v. New York · 291 U.S. 502
• Olsen v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Western Reference & Bond Assn., Inc. · 313 U.S. 236
• Kugler v. Yocum · 69 Cal. 2d 371
• Eastlick v. City of Los Angeles · 29 Cal. 2d 661
• Miller v. Board of Public Works of Los Angeles · 234 P. 381
• Marcus Brown Holding Co. v. Feldman · 256 U.S. 170
• Green v. Superior Court · 517 P.2d 1168
• Edgar A. Levy Leasing Co. v. Siegel · 258 U.S. 242
• Galvan v. Superior Court · 70 Cal. 2d 851
• Consolidated Rock Products Co. v. City of Los Angeles · 370 P.2d 342
• Dwyer v. City Council of the City of Berkeley · 253 P. 932
• West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish · 300 U.S. 379
• Chas. Wolff Packing Co. v. Court of Industrial Relations · 262 U.S. 522
• In Re Hubbard · 62 Cal. 2d 119
• Wilke & Holzheiser, Inc. v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control · 420 P.2d 735
• Abbott v. City of Los Angeles · 53 Cal. 2d 674
• In Re Petersen · 331 P.2d 24
• San Diego Building Contractors Ass'n v. City Council · 529 P.2d 570
• Jordan v. Talbot · 55 Cal. 2d 597
• Hinson v. Delis · 26 Cal. App. 3d 62
• People v. Mueller · 8 Cal. App. 3d 949
• D'AMICO v. Board of Medical Examiners · 520 P.2d 10
• New England Divisions Case · 261 U.S. 184
• Pipoly v. Benson · 20 Cal. 2d 366
• Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. · 270 U.S. 587

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• City of Berkeley v. City of Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board · 27 Cal. App. 4th 951
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• Galland v. City of Clovis · 16 P.3d 130
• Gerawan Farming, Inc. v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board · 225 Cal. Rptr. 3d 517
• Carson Mobilehome Park Owners' Ass'n v. City of Carson · 672 P.2d 1297
• Richardson v. City and County of Honolulu · 759 F. Supp. 1477
• Santa Monica Beach, Ltd. v. Superior Court · 968 P.2d 993
• Rental Housing Assn. of Northern Alameda County v. City of Oakland · 171 Cal. App. 4th 741
• S.F. Apartment Ass'n v. City & Cnty. of S.F. · 229 Cal. Rptr. 3d 124
• Cotati Alliance for Better Housing v. City of Cotati · 148 Cal. App. 3d 280
• Fisher v. City of Berkeley · 475 U.S. 260
• Oceanside Mobilehome Park Owners' Ass'n v. City of Oceanside · 157 Cal. App. 3d 887
• Apartment Ass'n of Greater Los Angeles v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board · 24 Cal. App. 4th 1730
• City of Santa Monica v. Yarmark · 203 Cal. App. 3d 153
• Foster v. Britton · 242 Cal. App. 4th 920
• Kavanau v. Santa Monica Rent Control Board · 16 Cal. 4th 761
• American Financial Services Ass'n v. City of Oakland · 104 P.3d 813
• Galland v. City of Clovis · 24 Cal. 1003
• Calfarm Insurance v. Deukmejian · 771 P.2d 1247
• Helmsley v. Borough of Fort Lee · 394 A.2d 65
• Rossi v. Brown · 889 P.2d 557
• Drouet v. Superior Court · 73 P.3d 1185
• Gross v. Superior Court · 171 Cal. App. 3d 265
• Adamson Companies v. City of Malibu · 854 F. Supp. 1476
• Palos Verdes Shores Mobile Estates, Ltd. v. City of Los Angeles · 142 Cal. App. 3d 362

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