Mountain Lion Foundation v. Fish & Game Commission

Decided July 31, 1997. Janice Rogers Brown wrote the opinion for the court.

16 Cal. 4th 105 · Cited 171 times

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• Friends of Mammoth v. Board of Supervisors · 502 P.2d 1049
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• Friends of Westwood, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles · 191 Cal. App. 3d 259
• Landrum v. Superior Court · 634 P.2d 352
• Moore v. California State Board of Accountancy · 831 P.2d 798
• Concerned Citizens of Costa Mesa, Inc. v. 32nd District Agricultural Ass'n · 727 P.2d 1029
• Sundstrom v. County of Mendocino · 202 Cal. App. 3d 296
• Napa Valley Wine Train, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission · 787 P.2d 976
• Rural Landowners Assn. v. City Council · 143 Cal. App. 3d 1013
• Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. MacRi · 842 P.2d 112
• City of Coronado v. Cal. Coastal Zone Conservation Comm'n · 69 Cal. App. 3d 570
• Citizens for Non-Toxic Pest Control v. Department of Food & Agriculture · 187 Cal. App. 3d 1575
• People v. County of Kern · 39 Cal. App. 3d 830
• Mountain Lion Coalition v. Fish & Game Commission · 214 Cal. App. 3d 1043
• Ass'n for Protection of Environmental Values v. City of Ukiah · 2 Cal. App. 4th 720
• Resource Defense Fund v. Local Agency Formation Commission · 191 Cal. App. 3d 886
• Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Arcata National Corp. · 59 Cal. App. 3d 959
• Sutter Sensible Planning, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors · 122 Cal. App. 3d 813

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