BIGHORN-DESERT VIEW WATER AGENCY v. VERJIL

No. S127535.

46 Cal.Rptr.3d 73 (2006)

39 Cal.4th 205

138 P.3d 220

BIGHORN-DESERT VIEW WATER AGENCY, Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent, v. Kari VERJIL, as Registrar of Voters, etc., Defendant and Cross-defendant; E.W. Kelley, Real Party in Interest, Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

July 24, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sweeney, Davidian, Green & Grant, Eric Grant and James F. Sweeney, Sacramento, for Real Party in Interest, Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Nick Bulaich as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest, Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Trevor A. Grimm, Los Angeles, Jonathan M. Coupal and Timothy A. Bittle, Sacramento, for Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest, Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Harold Griffith as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest, Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Lagerlof, Senecal, Bradley, Gosney & Kruse, Timothy J. Gosner and James D. Ciampa, Pasadena, for Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent.

McCormick, Kidman & Behrens, Janet Morningstar, Newport Beach; Daniel S. Hentschke, Oceanside; Colantuono & Levin, Michael G. Colantuono. Los Angeles; Alisa Renee Fong; Ruth Sorensen, Alturas; and Jennifer B. Henning for Association of California Water Agencies, League of California Cities and California State Association of Counties as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent.

No appearance for Defendant and Cross-defendant.


KENNARD, J.

In November 1996, California voters adopted Proposition 218, which added articles XIII C and XIII D to the California Constitution. In Richmond v. Shasta Community Services Dist. (2004) 32 Cal.4th 409, 9 Cal.Rptr.3d 121, 83 P.3d 518 (Richmond), we construed article XIII D as it applies to fees that a local public water district...

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