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Pacificans for a Scenic Coast v. California Department of Transportation

Date
2013
Geography
California
Part of
Pacificans for a Scenic Coast v. California Department of Transportation

About this case

Filing year
2013
Status
Notice of appeal filed.
Geography
Docket number
CIV 523973
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Cal. Super. Ct.
Case category
State Law Claims → State Impact Assessment Laws
Principal law
United States → California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
At issue
Challenge to California Environmental Quality Act review for highway widening project in City of Pacifica.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
10/12/2017
Appeal
Notice of appeal filed.
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08/14/2017
Decision
Judgment for respondents.
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A California Superior Court dismissed claims that the California Department of Transportation failed to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act when it approved a highway widening project in the City of Pacifica. Among other things, the court found that the petitioner had failed to demonstrate that it had presented certain issues to Caltrans prior to the final environmental impact report, including the purportedly inadequate analysis of greenhouse gas emission, and that judicial review of all such issues was therefore barred.
06/30/2014
Brief
Respondent's brief filed by real party-in-interest City of Pacific.
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06/30/2014
Brief
Opposition brief filed by respondent Caltrans.
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05/22/2014
Brief
Opening brief filed by petitioners.
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04/23/2014
Petition
Second amended complaint for injunctive relief and petition for writ of mandate filed.
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Summary

Challenge to California Environmental Quality Act review for highway widening project in City of Pacifica.