Santa Clarita Organization for Planning etc. v. County of L.A.10/21/24 CA2/7

Filed 10/21/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

SANTA CLARITA B331779

ORGANIZATION FOR

PLANNING THE (Los Angeles County ENVIRONMENT et al., Super. Ct. No. 22STCP01433)

Plaintiffs and Appellants,

v.

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,

Defendant and Respondent;

WILLIAMS HOMES, INC.,

Real Party in Interest and Respondent. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Mitchell L. Beckloff, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions. Advocates for the Environment and Dean Wallraff for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Starr Coleman, Assistant County Counsel, and Thomas R. Parker, Senior Deputy County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent County of Los Angeles. Cox, Castle & Nicholson, David P. Waite, Alexander M. DeGood, Kenneth B. Bley, and Eric J. Cohn for Real Party in Interest and Respondent Williams Homes, Inc. __________________________

Santa Clarita Organization for Planning the Environment and Advocates for the Environment (collectively, SCOPE) appeals from a judgment in favor of the…