Legal Opinion
DeBottari v. City Council
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 6, 1985No. E001608PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RICKLES, J.
Defendant Norco City Council (council) refused to submit a properly certified referendum petition to the voters on the ground that repeal of the challenged ordinances would result in a legally invalid zoning scheme. Plaintiff Louis A. deBottari, a resident and qualified voter of Nor-co, filed a petition for writ of mandate in the Superior Court of Riverside County to command the defendant either to repeal the ordinances or place the issue before the electors of Norco. The trial court entered judgment denying the petition for writ of mandate. Plaintiff filed a notice of…
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