State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Resource Defense Fund v. Local Agency Formation Commission

Decided May 6, 1987. John T. Racanelli wrote the opinion for the court.

191 Cal. App. 3d 886 · Cited 56 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.

Resource Defense Fund v. Local Agency Formation Commission · 138 Cal. App. 3d 987
Sea & Sage Audubon Society, Inc. v. Planning Commission · 668 P.2d 664
Friends of Mammoth v. Board of Supervisors · 502 P.2d 1049
In Re Marriage of Bouquet · 546 P.2d 1371
No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles · 529 P.2d 66
Rural Landowners Assn. v. City Council · 143 Cal. App. 3d 1013
Coalition for Student Action v. City of Fullerton · 153 Cal. App. 3d 1194
Mountain Defense League v. Board of Supervisors · 65 Cal. App. 3d 723
Southern California Gas Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 695 P.2d 186
Ventura Port District v. Taxpayers of Ventura Port District · 347 P.2d 305
San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society, Inc. v. County of San Bernardino · 155 Cal. App. 3d 738
Village Laguna of Laguna Beach, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors · 134 Cal. App. 3d 1022
City of Walnut Creek v. County of Contra Costa · 101 Cal. App. 3d 1012
Sutter Sensible Planning, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors · 122 Cal. App. 3d 813
Environmental Law Fund, Inc. v. Town of Corte Madera · 49 Cal. App. 3d 105
Woodland Hills Residents Assn. v. City Council · 44 Cal. App. 3d 825
Cleary v. County of Stanislaus · 118 Cal. App. 3d 348
City of Poway v. City of San Diego · 155 Cal. App. 3d 1037
City of Fairfield v. Hutcheon · 33 Cal. 2d 475

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Citizens for Quality Growth v. City of Mt. Shasta · 198 Cal. App. 3d 433
Mountain Lion Foundation v. Fish & Game Commission · 16 Cal. 4th 105
Federation of Hillside & Canyon Associations v. City of Los Angeles · 24 Cal. Rptr. 3d 543
Bakersfield Citizens for Local Control v. City of Bakersfield · 22 Cal. Rptr. 3d 203
California Native Plant Society v. City of Rancho Cordova · 172 Cal. App. 4th 603
Sacramento Old City Ass'n v. City Council of Sacramento · 229 Cal. App. 3d 1011
Center for Biological Diversity v. County of San Bernardino · 185 Cal. App. 4th 866
Rio Vista Farm Bureau Center v. County of Solano · 5 Cal. App. 4th 351
Galante Vineyards v. Monterey Peninsula Water Management Dist. · 60 Cal. App. 4th 1109
East Peninsula Education Council, Inc. v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District · 210 Cal. App. 3d 155
Mani Bros. Real Estate Group v. City of Los Angeles · 64 Cal. Rptr. 3d 79
Western Placer Citizens for an Agricultural & Rural Environment v. County of Placer · 50 Cal. Rptr. 3d 799
National Parks & Conservation Ass'n v. County of Riverside · 71 Cal. App. 4th 1341
Rominger v. County of Colusa · 229 Cal. App. 4th 690
Miller v. City of Hermosa Beach · 13 Cal. App. 4th 1118
NAT. PARKS & CONSERVATION ASS'N v. County · 84 Cal. Rptr. 2d 563
Harrington v. City of Davis · 224 Cal. Rptr. 3d 351
California Aviation Council v. County of Amador · 200 Cal. App. 3d 337
California Clean Energy Committee v. City of Woodland · 225 Cal. App. 4th 173
Moore v. City of Los Angeles · 67 Cal. Rptr. 3d 218
Sunnyvale West Neighborhood Ass'n v. City of Sunnyvale City Council · 190 Cal. App. 4th 1351

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