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Michael E. Gates

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City Attorney
Office of the Huntington Beach City Attorney

2000 Main St
Huntington Beach , CA 92648
Phone: (714) 536-5555
Fax: (714) 374-1590
Email: Michael.Gates@surfcity-hb.org

Chapman University SOL; Orange CA



Columns
Title Category Published
State AG is unconstitutionally stripping cities’ authority over zoning decisions Administrative/Regulatory, Land Use Jul. 31, 2023

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
City of Huntington Beach, a California Charter City, and Municipal Corporation, the Huntington Beach City Council, Mayor of Huntington Beach, Tony Strickland, and Mayor Pro Tem of Huntington Beach, Gracey Van Der Mark v. Gavin Newsom, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of California, and individually; Gustavo Velasquez, in his official capacity as Director of the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development, and individually; State of California Department of Housing and Community Development; Southern California Association of Governments and Does 1-50, inclusive Constitutional Law Plaintiff Mar. 15, 2024
City of Huntington Beach; City of Huntington Beach as Successor Agency to the Dissolved Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency; and City of Huntington Beach Housing Authority v. Edmund G. Brown, individually and in his official capacity as Governor of the State of California; Keely Bosler, in her official capacity as Director of the State of California Department of Finance; Justyn Howard, individually and in his official capacity as the Program Budget Manager of the Department of Finance of the State of California; State of California; Department of Finance of the State of California; Eric H. Whoolery, in his official capacity as Auditor-Controller of the County of Orange, and Does 1-20 Contracts Plaintiff Jun. 3, 2022
Angela Hernandez v. City of Huntington Beach, Officer Trevor Jackson, Officer Casey Thomas Civil Rights Defendant Apr. 15, 2022
Sunny Kang v. City of Huntington Beach, William Brownlee Personal Injury Defendant Feb. 16, 2018
City of Huntington Beach v. Shon Lee, et al. Real Property Plaintiff Mar. 19, 2016
Richar Inc. v. T-Mobile USA Real Property Defendant Aug. 2, 2014
Interinsurance Exchange v. Rivera Trucking, Miguel Jimenez Personal Injury Defendant May 3, 2014
Title Category Published
State AG is unconstitutionally stripping cities’ authority over zoning decisions Administrative/Regulatory, Land Use Jul. 31, 2023
Case Name Topic Role Published
City of Huntington Beach, a California Charter City, and Municipal Corporation, the Huntington Beach City Council, Mayor of Huntington Beach, Tony Strickland, and Mayor Pro Tem of Huntington Beach, Gracey Van Der Mark v. Gavin Newsom, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of California, and individually; Gustavo Velasquez, in his official capacity as Director of the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development, and individually; State of California Department of Housing and Community Development; Southern California Association of Governments and Does 1-50, inclusive Constitutional Law Plaintiff Mar. 15, 2024
City of Huntington Beach; City of Huntington Beach as Successor Agency to the Dissolved Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency; and City of Huntington Beach Housing Authority v. Edmund G. Brown, individually and in his official capacity as Governor of the State of California; Keely Bosler, in her official capacity as Director of the State of California Department of Finance; Justyn Howard, individually and in his official capacity as the Program Budget Manager of the Department of Finance of the State of California; State of California; Department of Finance of the State of California; Eric H. Whoolery, in his official capacity as Auditor-Controller of the County of Orange, and Does 1-20 Contracts Plaintiff Jun. 3, 2022
Angela Hernandez v. City of Huntington Beach, Officer Trevor Jackson, Officer Casey Thomas Civil Rights Defendant Apr. 15, 2022
Sunny Kang v. City of Huntington Beach, William Brownlee Personal Injury Defendant Feb. 16, 2018
City of Huntington Beach v. Shon Lee, et al. Real Property Plaintiff Mar. 19, 2016
Richar Inc. v. T-Mobile USA Real Property Defendant Aug. 2, 2014
Interinsurance Exchange v. Rivera Trucking, Miguel Jimenez Personal Injury Defendant May 3, 2014