Legal Opinion
Paterno v. State
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 24, 2003No. C040553PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MORRISON, J.
The environmental aftermath of the Gold Rush continues to plague California. Hydraulic mining debris caused flooding which led to the building of levees at the confluence of the Yuba and Feather Rivers. Almost a century ago the Linda levee was built with uncompacted mining debris, and the use of that debris caused the levee to collapse on February 20, 1986.
About 3,000 plaintiffs sued the State of California (State), Reclamation District 784 (District) and others not now parties, seeking damages. In Paterno v. State of California (1999) 74 Cal.App.4th 68 [87 Cal.Rptr.2d 754]…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Albers v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Paterno v. StateCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1999
- Gray v. Reclamation District No. 1500California Supreme Court · 1917
- Clement v. State Reclamation BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
- Bauer v. County of VenturaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Siskiyou County Farm Bureau v. Department of Fish & WildlifeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
- Tilton v. Reclamation District No. 800California Court of Appeal · 2006
- Andre Flowers v. DancyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2012
- Paterno v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
- Hauselt v. County of ButteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
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