CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY v. DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE

No. S217763.

62 Cal.4th 204 (2015)

195 Cal. Rptr. 3d 247

361 P.3d 342

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, Defendant and Appellant; THE NEWHALL LAND AND FARMING COMPANY, Real Party in Interest and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

November 30, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendy L. Bogdan , Thomas R. Gibson , John H. Mattox ; Thomas Law Group, Tina A. Thomas , Ashle T. Crocker , Amy R. Higuera and Meghan M. Dunnagan for Defendant and Appellant.

Latham & Watkins, Christopher W. Garrett and Taiga Takahashi for California Chamber of Commerce as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Holland & Knight, Jennifer L. Hernandez and Charles L. Coleman III for San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and County of Kern as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Kathrine Pittard for Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Nossaman, Robert D. Thornton , Stephanie N. Clark ; Best Best & Krieger, Steven C. DeBaun , Charity B. Schiller ; Stefanie D. Morris ; Marcia Scully , Robert C. Horton ; Mark J. Saladino , County Counsel (Los Angeles), Charles M. Safer , Assistant County Counsel, Ronald W. Stamm , Principal Deputy County Counsel; and Amelia T. Minaberrigarai for Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, Kern County Water Agency, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Riverside County Transportation Commission, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and State Water Contractors as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Cox, Castle & Nicholson, Michael H. Zischke , Andrew B. Sabey , Linda C. Klein and James M. Purvis for California Building Industry Association, Building Industry Legal Defense Foundation, Building Industry Association of the Bay Area, California Business Properties Association and California Association of Realtors as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Sidley Austin, Mark E. Haddad , Michelle B. Goodman , Wen W. Shen and David L. Anderson for Governors George Deukmejian, Pete Wilson and Gray Davis as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Gatzke Dillon & Ballance, Mark J. Dillon , David P. Hubbard ; Morrison & Foerster, Miriam A. Vogel ; Nielsen Merksamer Parinello Gross & Leoni, Arthur G. Scotland ; Downey Brand and Patrick G. Mitchell for Real Party in Interest and Appellant.

Poole & Shaffery, David S. Poole , John H. Shaffery and Samuel R.W. Price for Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant and Real Party in Interest and Appellant.

John Buse , Kevin P. Bundy , Aruna Prabhala ; Law Office of Adam Keats, Adam Keats ; Jason A. Weiner ; Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic, Sean B. Hecht ; Chatten-Brown and Carstens, Jan Chatten-Brown and Doug Carstens for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

Courtney Ann Coyle for the Karuk Tribe, the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of Stewarts Point Rancheria, the Pala Band of Mission Indians, the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and the Tinoqui-Chaloa Council of Kitanemuk & Yowlumne Tejon Indians of the Former Sebastian Indian Reservation as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.

Matthew Vespa for Sierra Club as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.

Lucy H. Allen ; Austin Sutta and Sharon E. Duggan for Environmental Protection Information Center, Audubon California and California Trout, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.

Christopher H. Calfee for Governor's Office of Planning and Research and California Natural Resources Agency as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Respondents.

Burke, Williams & Sorensen, Kevin D. Siegel and Stephen Velyvis for League of California Cities, California State Association of Counties, California Special Districts Association and Southern California Association of Governments as Amici Curiae.

Brandt-Hawley Law Group and Susan Brandt-Hawley for Planning and Conservation League as Amicus Curiae.


OPINION

This case presents three issues regarding the adequacy of an environmental impact report for a large land development in northwest Los Angeles County, each issue arising under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA; Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et...

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