AG Land Trust v. Marina Coast Water Dist. CA6
Appellant Marina Coast Water District (Marina Coast) appeals from an order awarding respondent Ag Land Trust more than $1.2 million in attorney’s fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 based on the “catalyst theory.” (See Graham v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. (2004) 34 Cal.4th 553, 560-561 (Graham).)
This is the third appeal in this action. Relevant here, in the underlying litigation Ag Land Trust brought a CEQA challenge to Marina Coast’s approval of the Regional Desalination Project, a project that also involved other entities including the California American Water Company (Cal-Am). Ag Land Trust initially prevailed in the CEQA action involving the project, and Marina Coast appealed. The project became defunct after Cal-Am withdrew its support for the project. This court consequently determined that the appeal in the CEQA action involving the project was moot, and that Ag Land Trust’s petition for writ of mandate in the CEQA action should be dismissed as moo
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