MAPLES v. KERN COUNTY ASSESS. APPEALS BD.

No. F038176.

126 Cal.Rptr.2d 585 (2002)

103 Cal.App.4th 172

James W. MAPLES, as Assessor/Recorder, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. KERN COUNTY ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD, Defendant and Respondent; Occidental of Elk Hills, Inc., Real Party in Interest and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied November 25, 2002.

Review Denied January 15, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, Steven L. Mayer, San Francisco; B.C. Barman, Sr., County Counsel, John M. Gallagher, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Jerri S. Bradley, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Rodi, Pollock, Pettker, Galbraith & Cahill, John D. Cahill, Cris K. O'Neall, C. Stephen Davis, Robert C. Norton, Wade E. Norwood, Los Angeles; Morrison & Foerster, Thomas H. Steele, Peter B. Ranter, San Francisco, John Sobieski, Los Angeles, Pilar M. Sansone; Clifford & Brown and Patrick J. Osborn, Bakersfield, for Real Party in Interest and Appellant.

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Gregory R. McClintock, Los Angeles, and Brian E. Wall for Western States Petroleum Association, California Independent Petroleum Association and Independent Oil Producers' Agency as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest and Appellant.

No appearance for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

VARTABEDIAN, Acting P.J.

This appeal concerns the valuation of petroleum and natural gas rights as taxable real property interests. Appellant James W. Maples (Assessor) appeals from a judgment denying a petition for writ of administrative mandate. He petitioned for the writ in his capacity as Assessor/Recorder of the County of Kern. Assessor sought to overturn a decision of respondent Kern County...

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