Our Cases

Rural Land Owners’ Association v. City of Lodi

(1983) 143 Cal.App.3d 1013

The Court of Appeal rejected a harmless error standard under CEQA. The court also held that the respondent city had failed to adequately respond to agencies’ comments on the EIR for a proposed development project. Finally, the court held that the city’s administrative findings were too ambiguous to apprise interested parties and a reviewing court of the basis for the city’s administrative action. [RMM Counsel of record: Michael H. Remy and Tina A. Thomas]

Sutter Sensible Planning, Inc. v. County of Sutter

(1981) 122 Cal.App.3d 813

The Court of Appeal required Sutter County to recirculate an EIR when significant new information became available regarding the potential of a proposed tomato processing facility to cause environmental impacts. [RMM Counsel of record: Michael H. Remy and Tina A. Thomas]