State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Coastside County Water District

Decided September 12, 1972. Preston Devine wrote the opinion for the court.

27 Cal. App. 3d 695 · Cited 52 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.

People Ex Rel. San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission v. Town of Emeryville · 446 P.2d 790
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the United States Army · 325 F. Supp. 749
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the United States Army · 342 F. Supp. 1211
San Joaquin Ginning Co. v. McColgan · 20 Cal. 2d 254
Citizens Committee for the Hudson Valley v. Volpe · 302 F. Supp. 1083
Environmental Defense Fund v. Hardin · 325 F. Supp. 1401
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Coastside County Water District · 28 Cal. App. 3d 512

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