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Litigation

South Coast Air Quality Management District v. City of Los Angeles

Date
2013
Geography
California
Part of
City of Long Beach v. City of Los Angeles

About this case

Filing year
2013
Status
Petition for writ of mandate filed.
Geography
Docket number
BS143381
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 environmental review for intermodal rail yard to handle containerized cargo moving through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
06/07/2013
Petition
Petition for writ of mandate filed.
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Along with six other lawsuits, this lawsuit asserted challenges under the California Environmental Quality Act to City of Los Angeles approvals for an approximately 185-acre intermodal railyard facility located in the cities of Los Angeles, Carson, and Long Beach. The petitions asserted a number of failings in the environmental review of the project, including climate change-related shortcomings.

Summary

Challenge to environmental review for intermodal rail yard to handle containerized cargo moving through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.