Harrosh

Harrosh v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaApril 5, 20232:21-cv-01969California1,045 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Michael Harrosh, No. 2:21-cv-01969-KJM-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency; George and Virginia Johannessen, Defendants. 17 In this action, Michael Harrosh challenges the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s approval of George and Virginia Johannessen’s proposal to build a pier on the shore of Lake Tahoe. See generally Am. Compl., ECF No. 52. This court has authority to hear that challenge under the terms of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, Pub. L. 96-551, 94 Stat. 3233 (Dec. 19, 1980). For an action like this one, “the scope of judicial inquiry shall extend only to whether 23 there was prejudicial abuse of discretion.” Compact Art. VI(j)(5). “Prejudicial abuse of 24 discretion is established if the agency has not proceeded in a manner required by law or if the act 25 or decision of the agency was not supported by substantial evidence in light of the…

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