State Trial Court / Superior Court of California, County of Orange

Defend the Bay v. City of Irvine

Decided June 29, 2004. William Wiley Bedsworth Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

15 Cal. Rptr. 3d 176 · Cited 88 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.

Laurel Heights Improvement Ass'n of San Francisco, Inc. v. Regents of University of California · 864 P.2d 502
Gentry v. City of Murrieta · 36 Cal. App. 4th 1359
Napa Citizens for Honest Government v. Napa County Board of Supervisors · 110 Cal. Rptr. 2d 579
Berkeley Keep Jets Over the Bay Committee v. Board of Port Commissioners · 111 Cal. Rptr. 2d 598
City of Morgan Hill v. Brown · 84 Cal. Rptr. 2d 361
Citizens for Quality Growth v. City of Mt. Shasta · 198 Cal. App. 3d 433
Dry Creek Citizens Coalition v. County of Tulare · 70 Cal. App. 4th 20
Goleta Union School District v. Regents of the University · 37 Cal. App. 4th 1025

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California Native Plant Society v. City of Santa Cruz · 177 Cal. App. 4th 957
Tracy First v. City of Tracy · 177 Cal. App. 4th 912
Gray v. County of Madera · 167 Cal. App. 4th 1099
El Morro Community Ass'n v. California Department of Parks & Recreation · 19 Cal. Rptr. 3d 445
City of Hayward v. Trustees of the California State University · 242 Cal. App. 4th 833
Communities for a Better Environment v. City of Richmond · 184 Cal. App. 4th 70
Endangered Habitats League, Inc. v. County of Orange · 32 Cal. Rptr. 3d 177
Preserve Wild Santee v. City of Santee · 210 Cal. App. 4th 260
The Pocket Protectors v. City of Sacramento · 21 Cal. Rptr. 3d 791
Friends of Lagoon Valley v. City of Vacaville · 65 Cal. Rptr. 3d 251
City of Long Beach v. Los Angeles Unified School District · 176 Cal. App. 4th 889
Citizens for a Sustainable Treasure Island v. City & County of San Francisco · 227 Cal. App. 4th 1036
Sierra Club v. County of Napa · 19 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1
Oakland Heritage Alliance v. City of Oakland · 195 Cal. App. 4th 884
Mani Bros. Real Estate Group v. City of Los Angeles · 64 Cal. Rptr. 3d 79
Center for Biological Diversity v. Department of Fish & Wildlife · 234 Cal. App. 4th 214
San Diego Citizenry Group v. County of San Diego CA4/1 · 219 Cal. App. 4th 1
Citizens for a Megaplex-Free Alameda v. City of Alameda · 56 Cal. Rptr. 3d 728
Cherry Valley Pass Acres & Neighbors v. City of Beaumont · 190 Cal. App. 4th 316
High Sierra Rural Alliance v. Cnty. of Plumas · 239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 874
ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL OF SAC. v. City of Sacramento · 48 Cal. Rptr. 3d 544
Saltonstall v. City of Sacramento · 234 Cal. App. 4th 549

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