State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center v. County of Merced

Decided April 11, 2007. Stephen J.. Kane wrote the opinion for the court.

57 Cal. Rptr. 3d 663 · Cited 90 times

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Vineyard Area Citizens for Responsible Growth, Inc. v. City of Rancho Cordova · 150 P.3d 709
ASS'N OF IRRITATED RESIDENTS v. County of Madera · 133 Cal. Rptr. 2d 718
Bakersfield Citizens for Local Control v. City of Bakersfield · 22 Cal. Rptr. 3d 203
Laurel Heights Improvement Ass'n of San Francisco, Inc. v. Regents of University of California · 764 P.2d 278
County of Inyo v. City of Los Angeles · 71 Cal. App. 3d 185
City of Santee v. County of San Diego · 214 Cal. App. 3d 1438
Santiago County Water District v. County of Orange · 118 Cal. App. 3d 818
Christward Ministry v. Superior Court · 184 Cal. App. 3d 180
Save Our Peninsula Committee v. Monterey County Board of Supervisors · 104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 326
Endangered Habitats League, Inc. v. County of Orange · 32 Cal. Rptr. 3d 177
Sundstrom v. County of Mendocino · 202 Cal. App. 3d 296
City of Carmel-By-The-Sea v. Board of Supervisors · 183 Cal. App. 3d 229
Lighthouse Field Beach Rescue v. City of Santa Cruz · 31 Cal. Rptr. 3d 901
Riverwatch v. County of San Diego · 91 Cal. Rptr. 2d 322
Stanislaus Natural Heritage Project v. County of Stanislaus · 48 Cal. App. 4th 182
Dry Creek Citizens Coalition v. County of Tulare · 70 Cal. App. 4th 20
Fat v. County of Sacramento · 97 Cal. App. 4th 1270
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. City of Turlock · 41 Cal. Rptr. 3d 420

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South of Mkt. Cmty. Action Network v. City and County of San Francisco · 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 174
Poet v. State Air Resources Board · 218 Cal. App. 4th 681
San Franciscans for Livable Neighborhoods v. City & Cnty. of S.F. · 236 Cal. Rptr. 3d 893
Preserve Wild Santee v. City of Santee · 210 Cal. App. 4th 260
Oakland Heritage Alliance v. City of Oakland · 195 Cal. App. 4th 884
Save Round Valley Alliance v. County of Inyo · 70 Cal. Rptr. 3d 59
Citizens Against Airport Pollution v. City of San Jose · 227 Cal. App. 4th 788
Communities for a Better Environment v. South Coast Air Quality Management District · 226 P.3d 985
Rialto Citizens for Responsible Growth v. City of Rialto · 208 Cal. App. 4th 899
North Coast Rivers Alliance v. Marin Municipal Water District Board of Directors · 216 Cal. App. 4th 614
California Oak Foundation v. Regents of the University of California · 188 Cal. App. 4th 227
City of Long Beach v. Los Angeles Unified School District · 176 Cal. App. 4th 889
Center for Biological Diversity v. County of San Bernardino · 185 Cal. App. 4th 866
Citizens for East Shore Parks v. State Lands Commission · 202 Cal. App. 4th 549
North Coast Rivers Alliance v. Westlands Water District · 227 Cal. App. 4th 832
Cherry Valley Pass Acres & Neighbors v. City of Beaumont · 190 Cal. App. 4th 316
VALLEY ADVOCATES v. City of Fresno · 72 Cal. Rptr. 3d 690
Washoe Meadows Cmty. v. Dep't of Parks & Recreation · 225 Cal. Rptr. 3d 238
Landvalue 77, LLC v. Board of Trustees of California State University · 193 Cal. App. 4th 675
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