Bach

Bach v. County of Butte

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1989 Cal. App. LEXIS 1109·215 Cal. App. 3d 294·263 Cal. Rptr. 565
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaNovember 6, 1989C000788California6,548 words

Opinion

Opinion

Scotland, J.

John N. Bach and Janet L. Bach (Bachs) appeal from the judgment entered by the trial court following the opinion and decision of this court in County of Butte v. Bach (1985) 172 Cal.App.3d 848 [ 218 Cal.Rptr. 613 ] (Bach I). Having set forth the facts of this case in full in Bach I, we only briefly summarize them here.

The Bachs own a single-family residence located at 895 Lorinda Lane, Chico, California. The property is part of the Lindo Manor subdivision which is situated within the unincorporated area of Butte County on the outskirts of the City of Chico. The subdivision is zoned for single-family residential use (R-l). This litigation originated in 1980, when the County of Butte filed a complaint to enforce its zoning regulation prohibiting Mr. Bach from operating a law practice at the Lorinda Lane residence. The Bachs cross-complained for damages alleging that the zoning regulation and its enforcement violated their federal civil rights. The Bachs named as cross-defendants the Board of Supervisors of Butte County, Supervisor Hilda Wheeler, the office of the county counsel and several residents of the Lindo Manor subdivision (neighbors) who allegedly conspired with…

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