Legal Opinion
Golden State Water Co. v. Casitas Municipal Water District
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 14, 2015No. B255408PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PERREN, J.
Residents of Ojai, fed up with sky-high water bills, voted to oust appellant Golden State Water Company (Golden State), the private utility that held a monopoly of water service to their city, and replace it with respondent Casitas Municipal Water District (Casitas), a municipal utility that they hoped would be more responsive to their concerns. They planned to finance this transaction by selling bonds pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Mello-Roos Act or Act) (Gov. Code, § 53311 et seq.).
Golden State was unwilling to sell its business. Casitas…
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