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PEOPLE v. TORCH ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

No. B151867.

125 Cal.Rptr.2d 365 (2002)

102 Cal.App.4th 181

The PEOPLE ex rel. Thomas SNEDDON, Jr., as District Attorney, etc., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. TORCH ENERGY SERVICES, INC., et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Six.

As Modified October 4, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hollister & Brace, Steven Evans Kirby and Marcus S. Bird, Barbara, for Defendants and Appellants Torch Energy Services, Inc., Nuevo Energy Company, and Black Hawk Oil Company.

Thomas Sneddon, Jr., District Attorney, Jerry Lulejian, Deputy District Attorney, for Plaintiff and Respondent the People.

Stephen Shane Stark, County Counsel, Alan L. Seltzer, Chief Assistant County Counsel, William M. Dillon, Sr. Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent County of Santa Barbara.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Richard M. Frank, Chief Assistant Attorney General, J. Matthew Rodriquez, Senior Assistant Attorney General, John A. Saurenman, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Alice L. Busching, Deputy Attorney General, for California Coastal Commission as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent County of Santa Barbara.

COFFEE, Acting P.J.

An oil company operates Platform Irene, an oil rig off the Santa Barbara coast. In 1997, a break in the pipeline carrying oil from Platform Irene to the company's onshore processing facility caused an oil spill. The processing facility was built and began operating in 1987 after receiving permits from the County of Santa Barbara. The permits contained numerous conditions relating to the safe operation of the pipeline.

After the spill, the...

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