Legal Opinion
City of Santa Monica v. Stewart
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 2005No. B159223, B164794, B160037, B162530PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BOLAND, J,
SUMMARY
Lawsuits were brought relating to the enforcement of initiatives approved by voters in Santa Monica and Pasadena. The initiatives sought to prevent city officials from receiving certain advantages from persons or entities who derived benefit from discretionary decisions made by those officials. This case involves consolidated appeals challenging four separate rulings in the two actions.
In the Santa Monica suit, the trial court dismissed the action as a nonjusticiable controversy. We agree with that ruling. Not only does Santa Monica lack the requisite standing to…
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