State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Citizens Against Rent Control v. City of Berkeley

Decided May 21, 1986. Jerome A. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

181 Cal. App. 3d 213 · Cited 82 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.

Serrano v. Priest · 569 P.2d 1303
Serrano v. Unruh · 652 P.2d 985
Press v. Lucky Stores, Inc. · 667 P.2d 704
Pacific Legal Foundation v. California Coastal Commission · 655 P.2d 306
Baggett v. Gates · 649 P.2d 874
Beach Colony II v. California Coastal Com. · 166 Cal. App. 3d 106
Canales v. City of Alviso · 474 P.2d 417
Schmid v. Lovette · 154 Cal. App. 3d 466
Serrano v. Priest · 487 P.2d 1241
Serrano v. Priest · 557 P.2d 929
Henkel v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry. Co. · 284 U.S. 444
Green v. Obledo · 161 Cal. App. 3d 678
Citizens Against Rent Control v. City of Berkeley · 614 P.2d 742
Woodland Hills Residents Ass'n v. City Council of Los Angeles · 593 P.2d 200
Fisher v. City of Berkeley · 693 P.2d 261
Fair Political Practices Commission v. Superior Court · 599 P.2d 46
People of Sioux County v. National Surety Co. · 276 U.S. 238
Bakke v. Regents of University of California · 553 P.2d 1152
Rumford v. City of Berkeley · 645 P.2d 124
Saleeby v. State Bar · 702 P.2d 525
People Ex Rel. Seal Beach Police Officers Ass'n v. City of Seal Beach · 685 P.2d 1145
Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Larabee · 234 U.S. 459
Folsom v. Butte County Assn. of Governments · 652 P.2d 437
San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society, Inc. v. County of San Bernardino · 155 Cal. App. 3d 738
Sacramento Municipal Utility District v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. · 20 Cal. 2d 684

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In Re Adoption of Joshua S. · 174 P.3d 192
Maria P. v. Riles · 743 P.2d 932
Downey Cares v. Downey Community Development Commission · 196 Cal. App. 3d 983
Katz v. Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District · 11 Cal. Rptr. 3d 546
Nestande v. Watson · 4 Cal. Rptr. 3d 18
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Galante Vineyards v. Monterey Peninsula Water Management Dist. · 60 Cal. App. 4th 1109
Feminist Women's Health Center v. Blythe · 32 Cal. App. 4th 1641
California Common Cause v. Duffy · 200 Cal. App. 3d 730
Sundance v. Municipal Court · 192 Cal. App. 3d 268
Stephens v. Coldwell Banker Commercial Group, Inc. · 199 Cal. App. 3d 1394
Sierra Club v. California Coastal Commission · 12 Cal. App. 4th 602
California Licensed Foresters Ass'n v. State Board of Forestry · 30 Cal. App. 4th 562
Bui v. Trang Kim Nguyen · 230 Cal. App. 4th 1357
Families Unafraid To Uphold Rural El Dorado County v. El Dorado County Board of Supervisors · 79 Cal. App. 4th 505
Washburn v. City of Berkeley · 195 Cal. App. 3d 578
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