In Today's IV, Inc. v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, published October 5, 2022, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 8 affirmed judgment in favor of the defendant authority after demurrer and motion for judgment on the pleadings. The plaintiff owns the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. The only access to the hotel's…
In Schimd v. City and County of San Francisco, published February 1, 2021, the First District Court of Appeal, Division 4 affirmed dismissal after demurrer of a lawsuit brought by two San Francisco taxpayers challenging the administrative decision of the San Francisco Board of Appeals authorizing the removal of a bronze sculpture that was originally…
In Herrera v. City of Palmdale, published March 20, 2019, the 9th Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a district court order dismissing declaratory and injunctive relief claims and staying damages claims in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 lawsuit. The city obtained an inspection warrant of the plaintiffs' motel to search for suspected code…