In Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company, LLC v. City of Carson, published August 10, 2026, the California Supreme Court reversed the holding of the lower appellate court affirming dismissal on demurrer. A city ordinance imposed a tax on persons engaged in operating oil refineries or facilities that store petroleum products a business license tax. The…
In Cerletti v. Newsom, published November 17, 2021, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 5 dismissed an appeal from denial of a temporary restraining order against government spending in connection with a one-time benefit program as moot. In April 2020, Governor Newsom established a $75 million Disaster Relief Fund to support undocumented Californians impacted by…
In SJJC Aviation Services v. City of San Jose, ordered published June 20, 2017, the 6th District Court of Appeal affirmed the dismissal on demurrer of a trial court writ petition challenging the award of a lease for airport facilities. The defendant city issued a Request for Proposal that described the elements required for proposals. The…
In Weatherford v. City of San Rafael, published June 5, 2017, the California Supreme Court reversed and remanded a stipulated dismissal of a taxpayer's action under Code of Civil Procedure section 526a. The plaintiff sued a city and county for declaratory and injunctive relief, challenging the manner in which the defendants impounded autos. The lower courts…