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Due process violated when DMV Hearing Officer acts as an advocate

6 Apr 2024, 7:49 am by Uthman Law Office

Knudsen challenged the hearing officer’s decision through a writ of mandate in the Kern County Superior Court. [read post]

San Francisco Criminal Lawyer Blog - https://www.sanfranciscocriminallawyerblog.com/

Fifth District Holds Harm To Public Interest In Informed Decisionmaking Must Be Considered By Court In Deciding Whether To Grant Preliminary Injunction In CEQA Case

15 Jun 2023, 12:10 pm by Arthur F. Coon

Superior Court of Kern County (2023) 88 Cal.App.5th 1144 [holding investor-owned public utility is not “public agency” as defined by CEQA and thus, absent any need for approval by public agency subject to CEQA, was not required to [read post]

CEQA Developments - http://www.ceqadevelopments.com

New PJ & New Justices!

21 May 2023, 9:23 am

She has served as a Judge in the Orange County Superior Court since 2013. [read post]

Southern California Appellate News - http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/

CEQA Does Not Apply To Investor-Owned Public Utility’s Exercise Of Power Of Eminent Domain To Acquire Electric Facilities Maintenance Easement

19 Apr 2023, 10:58 am by Arthur F. Coon

Superior Court of Kern County (5th Dist. 2023) 88 Cal.App.5th 1144. [read post]

CEQA Developments - http://www.ceqadevelopments.com

Court of Appeal finds that the Statute of Limitations is 1 year from the discovery of each act of misconduct from an Employee

14 Mar 2023, 11:20 am by Troy Heisman

Garcia appealed to the California Court of Appeal. [read post]

California Public Agency Labor and Employment Blog - http://www.calpublicagencylaboremploymentblog.com

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 12/7/22

7 Dec 2022, 2:26 pm by NARF

Fresno County Department of Social Services (Indian Child Welfare Act) Galloway v. [read post]

National Indian Law Library -- News - http://nilllibrary.blogspot.com/

A Big Win for A Small Bakery: California Baker Wins Case Over Right to Refuse Cake for Lesbian Wedding

24 Oct 2022, 4:00 am by jonathanturley

Kern County Superior Court Judge David Lampe ruled in 2018 in favor of Miller but the California 5th District Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the decision. [read post]

Jonathan Turley - https://jonathanturley.org/

The Battle Over Notorious Killer Charles Manson’s Estate: Lessons For The Rest Of Us

10 Aug 2022, 7:01 am by karp

In November 2017, shortly after Manson’s death, he filed what he said was Manson’s last will and testament in Kern County, California. [read post]

Florida Elder Law and Estate Planning Blog - https://karplaw.com/blog/

First District Holds EIR’s Analysis of “No Project” Alternative To City of Livermore Residential Development Violated CEQA By Failing To Discuss Feasibility Of Purchasing And Preserving Habitat-Rich Garaventa Hills Project Site, Also Addresses Significant Issues Involving Exhaustion Doctrine And Adequacy of Mitigation

4 Apr 2022, 1:15 pm by Arthur F. Coon

While the superior court discounted them for not specifically referring to the RFEIR’s project alternatives evaluation, we conclude they sufficed to fairly apprise the City of its position. [read post]

CEQA Developments - http://www.ceqadevelopments.com

Fifth District Holds Issue Exhaustion Not Required Where Agency Gave No Notice of Intent To Rely On CEQA Exemption Prior to Hearing, And Existing Facilities Categorical Exemption Does Not Apply to Unlined Landfills As A Matter of Law

23 Aug 2021, 4:42 pm by Arielle Harris and Arthur F. Coon

In February 2018, LADWP filed a CEQA action challenging the County’s decision that was later transferred to Kern County Superior Court, which ultimately granted LADWP’s writ petition and entered a judgment directing the issuance of a peremptory writ of mandate vacating the County’s resolutions of necessity based on CEQA violations. [read post]

CEQA Developments - http://www.ceqadevelopments.com

Some California Counties have removed the DOB

5 Jul 2021, 2:58 pm by Tamara Thompson Investigations

This abrupt change is the result of a legal decision against the Riverside Superior Court where a judge ruled that displaying a DOB on electronic indexes is prohibited. [read post]

PI Buzz - http://pibuzz.com/

Fed vacancies / Slow state appeals

2 Feb 2021, 1:19 pm

According to the Judicial Council’s latest Judicial Needs Assessment delivered in November, fast-growing inland counties San Bernardino, Riverside, Sacramento, Kern, Fresno and San Joaquin need more judges to address their workloads.The Judicial Council's 2020 Court Statistics Report showed, among other findings, that the 3rd District Court of Appeal has fallen further behind in delivering opinions and it also appears to need more resources.Appellate… [read post]

Southern California Appellate News - http://socal-appellate.blogspot.com/

2020: A Look Back at the Year’s CEQA Case Law

18 Jan 2021, 7:58 pm by Arthur F. Coon

The Fifth District Court of Appeal found numerous defects in the EIR for Kern County’s ministerial ordinance for oil and gas well permitting. [read post]

CEQA Developments - http://www.ceqadevelopments.com

2020 CEQA 4th QUARTER REVIEW

13 Jan 2021, 3:00 am by Abbott & Kindermann, William W. Abbott, Diane G. Kindermann, Glen C. Hansen and Daniel S. Cucchi