Legal Opinion
Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch v. Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 10, 2010No. F058062PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*379Opinion
ARDAIZ, P. J.
This case presents the issue of what constitutes a “successful party” under the private attorney general doctrine contained in Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5.
Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) submitted and California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) approved three timber harvest plans (Plans) for logging in Tuolumne County. Two conservation groups, Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch and the Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center (plaintiffs) sought to overturn the approvals contending that CDF had not followed the law in approving the Plans. The…
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