Julia litigates on significant infrastructure projects for large institutional clients statewide. Julia is admitted to practice in the U. Supreme Court; U. Courts of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U. Central, Southern, and Northern district courts in California; and all California state courts. Published Decisions City of Long Beach v. City of Los Angeles 19 Cal. City of Berkeley et al. City of Sacramento Cal. Luskin Cal. City of Sebastopol Cal. City of Los Angeles Cal. City of Rancho Cordova Cal.
City of Rancho Cordova 40 Cal. City of Half Moon Bay Cal. Superior Court 38 Cal. Superior Court Cal. City of Los Angeles et al. The Court of Appeal disagreed, finding that the annual allocations were actions in furtherance of the approvals of the leases with the Ranchers and did not require any further CEQA review. Governor Brown designated the project as an Environmental Leadership Development Project, the rules for which require that all legal challenges be expedited by the courts to be resolved days after project approval.
Aetna Realty et al. City of South San Francisco. Successfully defended the adoption of a general plan update against state and federal claims of regulatory takings and violations of equal protection, state planning and zoning laws, and CEQA. This matter involved a bifurcated trial with writ of mandate proceedings followed by a four-week trial.
Benicia Harbor Corporation v. City of Benicia. In this CEQA action, the district contended that the EIR failed to adequately analyze water quality impacts associated with stormwater discharge into a marina and to consider project alternatives.
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Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley. Bruce D. Kuyper, et al. City of Los Angeles. Saltonstall et. City of Sacramento. The matters included two published appellate court decisions, including the first appellate decision concerning the constitutionality of project-specific CEQA streamlining statutes, setting a valuable precedent for other projects.
