Legal Opinion
County of Fresno v. Malaga County Water District
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 31, 2002No. F038163PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LEVY, J.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether a county water district is statutorily authorized to incorporate as a city. When the Malaga County Water District (Malaga) initiated incorporation proceedings, the County of Fresno (County) filed the underlying action to enjoin the process. The trial court issued an injunction on the ground that, as a matter of law, Malaga could not incorporate without special legislation.
Malaga contends that it has the ability to incorporate as a city under the Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act of 1985 (1985 Act). (Gov. Code, § 56000…
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