Answer: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES VS CITY OF NORWALK, ET AL.

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                                Electronically FILED by Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 05/29/2020 02:30 PM Sherri R. Carter, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court, by R. Sanchez,Deputy Clerk




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                           1     ARNOLD M. ALVAREZ-GLASMAN (SBN 80095)
                                 CHRISTOPHER G. CARDINALE (SBN 274453)
                           2     JOHN W. LAM (SBN 238492)
                                 ALVAREZ-GLASMAN & COLVIN
                           3     Attorneys at Law
                                 13181 Crossroads Parkway North, Suite 400
                           4     City of Industry, CA 91746
                                 (562) 699-5500 · Facsimile (562) 692-2244
                           5     Email: aglasman@agclawfirm.com
                           6     Attorneys for Respondent/Defendant
                                 CITY OF NORWALK
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                           8                                SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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                                                              COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT
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                         11       COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,                                                 Case No.: 20STCP01480
                         12                             Petitioner/Plaintiff,                            Assigned for All Purposes to
                         13                                                                              Honorable James C. Chalfant, Department 85
                                  vs.
                         14                                                                              CITY OF NORWALK’S ANSWER TO
                                                                                                         FIRST AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT
                         15       CITY OF NORWALK; CITY OF BELL                                          OF MANDATE (C.C.P. § 1085) AND
                                  GARDENS; CITY OF LYNWOOD; and                                          COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND
                         16       DOES 3-10, inclusive,                                                  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
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                                                        Respondents/Defendants.                          Action Filed: April 23, 2020
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                                                                                                         Trial Date: None set
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                         21                  In answer to the Petition and Complaint of Petitioner and Plaintiff, COUNTY OF LOS
                         22      ANGELES (the “County” or “Petitioner”) for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and
                         23      injunctive relief (“Petition”) Respondent and Defendant, CITY OF NORWALK, (the “City” or
                         24      “Respondent”) admits, denies and alleges as follows:
                         25                  1.         Respondent admits the material allegations in Paragraph 1 of the Petition.
                         26                  2.         Respondent denies this case is only about protecting the residents of the State of
                         27      California and County of Los Angeles, and alleges this case is also about protecting the residents
                         28      of the City of Norwalk, coordination between political subdivisions, and adherence to the express


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                                         CITY OF NORWALK’S ANSWER TO FIRST AMENDED PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE
                                             (C.C.P. § 1085) AND COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF