Sky Posters Inc. v. Dept. of Transportation

Filed 5/10/22; Reposting to PUBS website

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

SKY POSTERS INC., B304897

Plaintiff and Appellant, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BS173417) v.

DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, James C. Chalfant, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions. Gary S. Mobley for Plaintiff and Appellant. Erin E. Holbrook, Chief Counsel, Jerald M. Montoya, Deputy Chief Counsel, and Alexander Prieto for Defendant and Respondent.

__________________________ Sky Posters, Inc. appeals from a judgment entered after the trial court denied in part its petition for writ of administrative mandate pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5. In 2014 the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) issued notices to Sky Posters alleging violations of the Outdoor Advertising Act (Bus. & Prof. Code,1 § 5200 et seq.; OAA) in connection with two large advertising displays Sky Posters erected on the walls of a 12-story office building adjacent to Interstate…