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POET, LLC v. California Air Resources Board
Geography
Year
2009
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
About this case
Filing year
2009
Status
Order issued discharging writ of mandate.
Geography
Docket number
09CECG04659
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → California Superior Court (Cal. Super. Ct.)
Case category
State Law Claims (US) → Industry Lawsuits (US)State Law Claims (US) → State Impact Assessment Laws (US)
Principal law
United States → California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)United States → California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32)
At issue
Challenge to California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
Documents
Filing Date
Document
Type
11/27/2018
Order issued discharging writ of mandate.
Decision
12/18/2017
Respondents filed initial return to modified writ of mandate.
Response
11/02/2012
Petition denied.
In a companion case to several lawsuits filed in federal court challenging California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), a corn ethanol producer filed a lawsuit in California state court challenging the LCFS. Among other things, the lawsuit alleged that CARB violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the California Health and Safety Code in establishing the standard. The superior court denied the petition and complaint and granted judgment for the defendants. Plaintiff appealed.
Decision
Summary
Challenge to California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard.