Legal Opinion
Tracy Press, Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 16, 2008No. C056812PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NICHOLSON, Acting P. J.
After the superior court denied a newspaper’s petition for writ of mandate against a city concerning a public records request, the newspaper filed a petition for writ of mandate in this court. In so doing, however, the newspaper named only the city and did not name the city council member from whom the newspaper sought records, even though that city council member had been a named party in the superior court proceeding. We conclude that the newspaper’s petition must be dismissed because, having named the city council member and lost in the superior court, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sierra Club, Inc. v. California Coastal CommissionCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Sparks Construction, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2004
- Whitney v. HigginsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1858
- Save Our Bay, Inc. v. San Diego Unified Port DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
- Kaczorowski v. Mendocino County Board of SupervisorsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Epstein v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
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