Citizens for Open and Public Participation v. City
Citizens for Open and Public Participation (COPP), an unincorporated association, filed a petition for writ of mandate and complaint in the superior court challenging certain actions by the City of Montebello (the City) that enabled real party in interest Cook Hill Properties, LLC (Cook Hill) to pursue a residential development project (the project). The trial court denied the petition and entered judgment for the City and Cook Hill. COPP appealed.
COPP contends: (1) the court abused its discretion by striking portions of COPP’s opening brief in support of its petition; (2) the City violated the Ralph M. Brown Act (Gov. Code, § 54950 et seq.) (the Brown Act); and (3) the City’s approval of the project violated the Planning and Zoning Law (Gov. Code, § 65000 et seq.). We reject these arguments and affirm the judgment.
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