Legal Opinion

Colusa Air Pollution Control District v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided January 8, 1991No. Docket Nos. B050051, B050121PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CROSKEY, J.

Petitioner, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (sometimes herein Bay Area) and Colusa Air Pollution Control District (sometimes herein Colusa) (collectively petitioners) seek a writ of mandate compelling the trial court to (1) sever the claims asserted against them in these consolidated proceedings and (2) grant their motions for a change of venue to San Francisco and Colusa counties, respectively. Because (1) petitioners are only two of eight different public (or related) agencies sued by the plaintiffs on common issues of fact and law, (2) a severance would result in…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Regents of University of California v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Cecil v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
  4. Monogram Co. v. KingsleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
  5. Finance & Construction Co. v. City of SacramentoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Jacob W. Beentjes v. Placer County Air Pollution Control DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  2. Dunn-Edwards Corp. v. BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MGMT.California Court of Appeal · 1992
  3. County of San Bernardino v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
  4. CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
  5. Beentjes v. Placer County Air Pollution ControlCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005

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