Land Use
Jun. 6, 2024
Court tosses case seeking closure of Chiquita Canyon landfill
"The court essentially determined this is a political question and the County of Los Angeles is in the driver's seat," counsel for the petitioners wrote following the decision.
A Los Angeles County judge sustained demurrers by the county to a lawsuit seeking the closure of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill, the subject of thousands of complaints from nearby residents. In his ruling on Wednesday, Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch found that the petitioners, a coalition of citizens, did not allege any violation of ministerial duty by the county and that their discrimination claims could not stand.
"While the court understands and sympathizes with petitioner'...
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