Levi Family Partnership v. City of LA

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaOctober 9, 2015B257764California6,000 words

Opinion

Opinion

Manella, J.

Filed 9/16/15; pub. order 10/9/15 (see end of opn.)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

LEVI FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, L.P., B257764

(Los Angeles County Plaintiff and Appellant, Super. Ct. No. BS143091)

v.

CITY OF LOS ANGELES,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Luis A. Lavin, Judge. Affirmed. Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, Benjamin M. Reznik and Matthew D. Hinks, for Plaintiff and Appellant. Michael N. Feuer, City Attorney, Terry P. Kaufmann-Macias, Assistant City Attorney and Amy Brothers, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendant and Respondent. After the South Valley Area Planning Commission (Commission) declined to approve an eldercare facility proposed by appellant Levi Family Partnership, appellant sought administrative mandamus against respondent City of Los Angeles (City). In denying mandamus, the trial court concluded that the Commission’s findings were adequate to support its decision. We affirm the judgment entered by the court.

RELEVANT FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A. Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 14.3.1 The…

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