Clark v. City of Hermosa Beach

Decided August 21, 1996. William A. Masterson wrote the opinion for the court.

48 Cal. App. 4th 1152 · Cited 105 times

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• English v. City of Long Beach · 35 Cal. 2d 155
• Gabric v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes · 73 Cal. App. 3d 183
• Collins v. City of Harker Heights · 503 U.S. 115
• Western States Petroleum Assn. v. Superior Court · 888 P.2d 1268
• City of Fairfield v. Superior Court · 537 P.2d 375
• Rosenblit v. Superior Court · 231 Cal. App. 3d 1434
• Applebaum v. Board of Directors of Barton Memorial Hospital · 104 Cal. App. 3d 648
• Stubblefield Construction Co. v. City of San Bernardino · 32 Cal. App. 4th 687
• Keizer v. Adams · 471 P.2d 983
• Stockton Newspapers, Inc. v. Redevelopment Agency · 171 Cal. App. 3d 95
• REA Enterprises v. California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission · 52 Cal. App. 3d 596
• Woodland Hills Residents Assn. v. City Council · 44 Cal. App. 3d 825
• Cohan v. City of Thousand Oaks · 30 Cal. App. 4th 547
• Kumar v. National Medical Enterprises, Inc. · 218 Cal. App. 3d 1050
• Housman v. Board of Medical Examiners · 84 Cal. App. 2d 308
• Ross v. City of Yorba Linda · 1 Cal. App. 4th 954
• Committee for a Rickel Alternative v. City of Linden · 543 A.2d 943
• Anderson v. Pittenger · 197 Cal. App. 2d 188
• Guinnane v. San Francisco City Planning Commission · 209 Cal. App. 3d 732
• Smith v. County of Los Angeles · 211 Cal. App. 3d 188
• Golden State Homebuilding Associates v. City of Modesto · 26 Cal. App. 4th 601
• DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF CA. v. Banasky · 27 Cal. App. 4th 1598
• Graves v. Commission on Professional Competence · 63 Cal. App. 3d 970
• Pacific Palisades Property Owners Ass'n v. City of Los Angeles · 42 Cal. App. 3d 781
• Masonite Corp. v. Superior Court · 25 Cal. App. 4th 1045

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