Legal Opinion
Sea Ranch Ass'n v. California Coastal Commission
District Court, N.D. California
Decided September 28, 1982No. C-74-1320 SWPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Spencer WILLIAMS, District Judge:
This litigation has a long and complicated past, much of which is documented in prior opinions from this and other courts.1 To clarify, however, we begin with a brief review of the case’s underlying facts and procedural history.
In 1974, plaintiffs2 sought declaratory and injunctive relief against defendants, contending that application of the California Coastal Zone Conservation Act of 19723 was unconstitutional as applied to them. The Act established a state Coastal Commission and six regional commissions, charged with the preparation of a…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. KrogerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Hall v. BealsSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Liverpool, New York & Philadelphia Steamship Co. v. Commissioners of EmigrationSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Sansom Committee v. LynnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Sansom Committee v. LynnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Sea Ranch Ass'n v. California Coastal CommissionDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1982