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Weekly litigation report — June 24, 2015

June 24, 2016 | By JAMES BURLING

Equality under the law project — loss at the Supreme Court San Francisco still trying to use landlords as ATMs California Department of Forestry malfeasance California Supreme Court allows questionable tort claim to move forward Equality under the law project — loss at the Supreme Court Our side lost in Fisher v. University of Texas &# ...

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Barren land is “timberland” if CalFire says so

April 26, 2013 | By JENNIFER THOMPSON

A California appeals court has sanctioned the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s (CalFire) regulation, as “timberland,” of land containing no trees and zoned for residential development.  PLF filed an amicus brief in the case—representing Del Norte County, Del Norte Association of Realtors and the Californi ...

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Arguing over words and a whole lot more in the California Court of Appeal

October 01, 2012 | By JENNIFER THOMPSON

We recently filed an amicus brief in JHP LLC v. Japp, a case pending before the California First District Court of Appeal.  At issue is the scope of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection‘s (CalFire) authority to regulate “timberland” under the Z’Berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act.  Under that Act, CalFire ...