Youth for Environmental Justice v. City of L.A. CA
Alston & Bird, Jeffrey D. Dintzer, Matt Wickersham and Nathaniel Johnson, for Intervenor and Respondent.
After three nonprofit environmental and social justice organizations sued the City of Los Angeles (the City) for allegedly permitting oil drilling in violation of environmental and civil rights laws, an oil industry trade group intervened in the case. Without the participation of the intervenor, the City and nonprofits settled the case and the City adopted policies to address the nonprofits’ concerns. We consider whether there is any merit to the oil industry group’s contention—specifically, the merit necessary to survive a special motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 —that the conduct of the City and nonprofits infringed the group’s due process right to block the settlement and compel a decision on the merits of the case.
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