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SAVE THE PLASTIC BAG COALITION v. CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH

No. S180720.

52 Cal.4th 155 (2011)

SAVE THE PLASTIC BAG COALITION, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

July 14, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert V. Wadden, Jr. , City Attorney; Briscoe Ivester & Bazel and Christian L. Marsh for Defendant and Appellant.

John B. Murdock for Heal the Bay as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Remy, Thomas, Moose and Manley, James G. Moose , Ashle T. Crocker and Jennifer S. Holman for Californians Against Waste as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Briscoe Ivester & Bazel, Christian L. Marsh and Peter S. Prows for League of California Cities and California State Association of Counties as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Carico Johnson Toomey and William G. Benz for The Manhattan Beach Residents Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Stephen L. Joseph for Plaintiff and Respondent.

M. Reed Hopper and Joshua P. Thompson for Pacific Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

CORRIGAN, J.—

Here we consider two questions: (1) What are the standing requirements for a corporate entity to challenge a determination on the preparation of an environmental impact report (EIR)? (2) Was the City of Manhattan Beach required to prepare an EIR on the effects of an ordinance banning the use of plastic bags by local businesses?

Plaintiff, a coalition of plastic...

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