Legal Opinion

Protect Our Water v. County of Merced

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 25, 2005No. F044896PublishedCited by 19 opinions

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1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

DIBIASO, J.

In March 2001, appellants Protect Our Water, San Joaquin Raptor Rescue Center, and Merced Valley River Association (collectively POW), filed a petition for writ of mandamus setting aside a conditional use permit issued by respondent County of Merced (County). The permit allowed real party in interest Calaveras Materials, Inc. (CMI), to conduct surface mining operations (project) at a site known as Woolstenhulme Ranch. The petition also sought mandamus setting aside the certification of the environmental impact report (EIR) for the project and alleged that County had violated…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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3Cited by19 opinions

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