In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying appellant's motion to amend a judgment imposing a "physical solution" on a groundwater basin, judgment is reversed where although the court had jurisdiction to consider the motion, it erred in denying the motion...
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American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. The City of Los Angeles
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court finding that defendant's concession scheme adopted as part of the Clean Truck Program was not preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act, 49 U.S.C. section 14501 et seq., judgment is reversed...
Minard Run Oil Company v. US Forest Service
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court granting a preliminary injunction overturning a moratorium on new drilling for oil or gas in the Allegheny National Forest, judgment is affirmed where the court correctly asserted subject matter jurisdiction as the...
Natural Resouces Defense Council v. US Environmental Protection Agency
In a petition for review of an EPA order overruling petitioner's objections to the Agency's risk assessments for the pesticide dichlorvos and denying the petitioner's requests for a public evidentiary hearing, petition is granted in part and denied in part where the...
Madera Oversight Coalition, Inc. v. County of Madera
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court granting a petition for a writ of mandamus on the ground that the discussion in an environmental impact report (EIR) concerning a proposed project's water supply was inadequate and, as a result, violated the California...
oss v. California Coastal Commn.
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court granting in part plaintiffs' mandate petition challenging defendant-commission's certification of a coastal development project, judgment is reversed insofar as it: 1)( granted the mandate petition and remanded with...
Adams v. US
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court in favor of plaintiffs in an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. section 2402, judgment is reversed where claims are barred by the statute of limitations and devoid of subject matter jurisdiction.
City Sanitation, LLC v. Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLC
In an appeal from a judgment of the Bankruptcy court approving a proposed settlement, judgment is affirmed where: 1) the disputed claims are commercial tort claims; 2) the bankruptcy trustee had exclusive standing to pursue and settle such claims; 3) the appellant, by...
Schenck v. County of Sonoma
In an appeal from a judgment in an action challenging the approval of a project for development of a beverage distribution facility on grounds that defendant-county failed to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Pub. Resources Code, section...
Barnes v. US Dept. of Transportation
In a petition for review of an order of the FAA concerning the construction of a new runway at Hillsboro Airport, petition is granted with a remand where the FAA's decision not to prepare an environmental impact statement was unreasonable even though the Agency...