CONGREGATION ETZ CHAIM v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 02-56487.

371 F.3d 1122 (2004)

CONGREGATION ETZ CHAIM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 16, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claudia McGee Henry, Senior Assistant City Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant City of Los Angeles.

Kathryn Davis (briefed), Susan S. Azad (argued), Latham & Watkins, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee Congregation Etz Chaim.

Before: ALDISERT, TALLMAN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge RAWLINSON; Dissent by Judge ALDISERT.

RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:

The controlling question in this case is whether Appellant the City of Los Angeles (the City) may revoke a building permit issued to Appellee Congregation Etz Chaim (the Congregation) authorizing renovations to a home owned by the Congregation and used as a place of worship. Because we agree with the district court that Congregation was entitled to rely on issuance of the building...

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