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Sierra Club v. Orange County
In the California Supreme Court
Case No. S194708. The docket is online.
The Supreme Court granted review on September 14, 2011.
The Petition for Review:
Briefing on the Merits:
- Sierra Club's Opening Brief on the Merits
- Orange County's Answer Brief on the Merits
- Orange County's Request for Judicial Notice
- Sierra Club's Reply Brief on the Merits
Amicus Briefs:
- Academic Researchers in support of Sierra Club
- Advocates for the Environment in support of Sierra Club
- Consumer Data Industry Association in support of Sierra Club
- Electronic Frontier Foundation in support of Sierra Club
- GIS Professionals and Organizations in support of Sierra Club
- Jack Cohen in support of Sierra Club
- Media and Open Government in support of Sierra Club
- California Assessors' Association in support of Orange County
- League of California Cities and California State Association of Counties in support of Orange County
- Request for Judicial Notice by League of California Cities and California State Association of Counties
Answers to Amicus Briefs:
In the Court of Appeal
The Sierra Club filed its appeal on August 27, 2010 in the
California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three.
Court of Appeal Case No. G044138
Attorneys for Sierra Club: Sabrina Venskus, Dean Wallraff, Venskus & Assoc.
Oral arguments took place on March 18, 2011 in front of justices Eileen C. Moore, Kathleen O'Leary, and Raymond J. Ikola.
The Court of Appeal denied the Sierra Club's Petition in an Opinion Filed on May 31, 2011.
The Docket is available online.
Documents Filed:
Petition for Extraordinary Writ Pursuant to California Public Records Act
Petitioner's Appendix:
(There is an index at the start of the first volume.)
- Volume 1 - PA-0001 to PA-0280
- Volume 2 - PA-0281 to PA-0500
- Volume 3 - PA-0501 to PA-0784
- Volume 4 - PA-0785 to PA-1080
- Volume 5 - PA-1081 to end
- Real Party in Interest's Appendix Vol. 1
- Real Party in Interest's Appendix Vol. 2
- Reporter's Transcript Vol. 2
Amicus Briefs in Support of the Sierra Club:
- GIS Community
- Open Monterey Project
- Academic Researchers
- Media and Open Government
- Consumer Data Industry
Amicus Brief of League of Cal. Cities and Cal. State Assoc. of Counties in Support of Orange County