Legal Opinion
American Tower Corporation v. City of San Diego
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 14, 2014No. 11-56766, 11-56767, 11-56861, 11-56862PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BYBEE, Circuit Judge:
American Tower Corporation (ATC) is a leading owner and operator of telecommunication facilities, some of which are located in the City of San Diego. In 2007, the City denied ATC’s Conditional Use Permit (CUP) applications for three of its San Diego facilities. Disappointed with the City’s decision, ATC filed suit in federal district court, raising claims under, among other provisions, the California Permit Streamlining Act (PSA), the Federal Telecommunications Act (TCA), California Code of Civil Procedure § 1094.5, and the Equal Protection Clause of the United…
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