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Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment v. County of Los Angeles

Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment v. County of Los Angeles ↗

B331779California Court of Appeals (Cal. Ct. App.)1 entry
Filing Date
Document
Type
10/21/2024
Trial court judgment reversed and case remanded for the trial court to enter a new order denying the motion for judgment on the pleadings with respect to the first cause of action for violation of CEQA.
The California Court of Appeal reinstated a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) cause of action against the County of Los Angeles in connection with County approvals in 2022 for a proposed residential housing development in an unincorporated area of the Santa Clarita Valley. The project would include 37 single-family homes, six public facilities, and two open spaces on approximately 94 acres. The plaintiffs’ CEQA claim included allegations that the County failed to adequately analyze and disclose the project’s environmental impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions. The appellate court concluded that the trial court had erred by dismissing the entire CEQA cause of action based on the petitioners’ failure to serve a summons as required by the Subdivision Map Act.
Decision

Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment v. County of Los Angeles ↗

22STCP0 1433California Superior Court (Cal. Super. Ct.)1 entry
Filing Date
Document
Type
06/27/2023
Petition dismissed in its entirety with prejudice and without leave to amend.
Decision