State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Communities for a Better Environment v. California Resources Agency

Decided November 21, 2002. Rodney Davis wrote the opinion for the court.

126 Cal. Rptr. 2d 441 · Cited 71 times

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Yamaha Corp. of America v. State Board of Equalization · 960 P.2d 1031
Laurel Heights Improvement Ass'n of San Francisco, Inc. v. Regents of University of California · 864 P.2d 502
Henning v. Division of Occupational Safety & Health · 219 Cal. App. 3d 747
Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist. v. City of Los Angeles · 58 Cal. App. 4th 1019
Kings County Farm Bureau v. City of Hanford · 221 Cal. App. 3d 692
Azusa Land Reclamation Co. v. Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster · 52 Cal. App. 4th 1165
Laurel Heights Improvement Ass'n of San Francisco, Inc. v. Regents of University of California · 764 P.2d 278
Fullerton Joint Union High School District v. State Board of Education · 654 P.2d 168
Ontario Community Foundation, Inc. v. State Board of Equalization · 678 P.2d 378
No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles · 529 P.2d 66
Wildlife Alive v. Chickering · 553 P.2d 537
Mountain Lion Foundation v. Fish & Game Commission · 16 Cal. 4th 105
Oro Fino Glod Mining Corp. v. County of El Dorado · 225 Cal. App. 3d 872
San Joaquin Raptor/Wildlife Rescue Center v. County of Stanislaus · 42 Cal. App. 4th 608
People Ex Rel. Younger v. Local Agency Formation Commission · 81 Cal. App. 3d 464
Friends of Mammoth v. Board of Supervisors · 502 P.2d 1049
Pacific Legal Foundation v. California Coastal Commission · 655 P.2d 306
Citizens of Goleta Valley v. Board of Supervisors · 801 P.2d 1161
Morris v. Williams · 67 Cal. 2d 733
Judson Steel Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board · 586 P.2d 564
Friends Of\ · 106 Cal. App. 3d 988
Sierra Club v. County of Sonoma · 6 Cal. App. 4th 1307
Davidon Homes v. City of San Jose · 54 Cal. App. 4th 106
Environmental Protection Information Center, Inc. v. Johnson · 170 Cal. App. 3d 604
Village Laguna of Laguna Beach, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors · 134 Cal. App. 3d 1022

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Protect Niles v. City of Fremont · 236 Cal. Rptr. 3d 513
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North Coast Rivers Alliance v. Westlands Water District · 227 Cal. App. 4th 832
ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL OF SAC. v. City of Sacramento · 48 Cal. Rptr. 3d 544
San Francisco Baykeeper, Inc. v. State Lands Commission · 242 Cal. App. 4th 202
San Francisco Beautiful v. City & County of San Francisco · 226 Cal. App. 4th 1012
Mejia v. City of Los Angeles · 29 Cal. Rptr. 3d 788
Watkins v. County of Alameda · 177 Cal. App. 4th 320
Association of California Insurance Companies v. Poizner · 180 Cal. App. 4th 1029
Morning Star Co. v. Board of Equalization · 201 Cal. App. 4th 737
Samantha C. v. State Department of Developmental Services · 185 Cal. App. 4th 1462
State Water Resources Control Board Cases · 39 Cal. Rptr. 3d 189
Bakersfield Citizens for Local Control v. City of Bakersfield · 22 Cal. Rptr. 3d 203
The Pocket Protectors v. City of Sacramento · 21 Cal. Rptr. 3d 791
Banker's Hill, Hillcrest, Park West Community Preservation Group v. City of San Diego · 42 Cal. Rptr. 3d 537
Ballona Wetlands Land Trust v. City of Los Angeles · 201 Cal. App. 4th 455
County Sanitation District No. 2 v. County of Kern · 27 Cal. Rptr. 3d 28
Town of Atherton v. California High-Speed Rail Authority · 228 Cal. App. 4th 314
East Sacramento Partnerships for a Livable City v. City of Sacramento · 5 Cal. App. 5th 281
Concerned Dublin Citizens v. City of Dublin CA1/3 · 214 Cal. App. 4th 1301
Sierra Club v. West Side Irrigation District · 27 Cal. Rptr. 3d 223
Great Oaks Water Co. v. Santa Clara Valley Water District · 170 Cal. App. 4th 956

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