Legal Opinion
Citizens for Open Government v. City of Lodi
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 11, 2006No. C051419PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CANTIL-SAKAUYE, J.
Citizens for Open Government (Citizens), a nonprofit group, filed a petition for writ of mandate against the City of Lodi and Lodi City Council (together the City) challenging its certification of a final environmental impact report (FEIR) and approval of a use permit for the Lodi Shopping Center, which has as its proposed anchor tenant a Wal-Mart Supercenter. Citizens alleged the City’s actions violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) The trial court granted the City’s motion to dismiss the petition based on…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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