On June 07, 2022 a
Miscellaneous
was filed
involving a dispute between
Center For Biological Diversity,
Communities For A Better Environment,
and
Board Of Supervisors Of County Of Contra,
Contra Costa County Department Of Conservation And Development,
County Of Contra Costa,
Does 1-20,
for 02: Unlimited Writ of Mandate
in the District Court of Contra Costa County.
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5y CM-010
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[ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, Slate Barn
Ellison Folk (State Bar No. 149. 3355 7 wh 1) Petta (State Bar No. 286665) FOR COURT USE ONLY
SHUTE, MI Y & SERGER LLP (Attachment 1-additional attorney information)
396 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA 941
TELEPHONE NO.: (415) 552-7272 FAXNO, (Optionay: (415) 552-5816
eal appress: Folk@smwlaw.com / Petta@smwlaw.com
ATTORNEY FOR (Namo): Communities For A Bettér Environment and Center for Biological Diversity
[SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF
stREeT appREss: 725 Court Street
?
CONTRA COSTA. [LE
MAILING ADDRESS:
Icrry ano zip cone:
725 Court Street
Martinez 94553 JUN 07 2022
BRANCH NAME; Wakefield Taylor Courthouse A CLERK OF IFORNIA
‘Communities For A Better Environment, et al. v. FRA CO!
CASE NAME:
apinies, DeputyCh
=1080
‘ounty of Contra Costa, et al.
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Complex Case Designation CASE 5 2
IX] Unlimited [) Limited [) Counter [J soinder
(Ariount (Amount
Filed with first appearance by defendant JUDGE:
demanded demanded is
exceeds $25,000) (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.402) DEPT.
$25,000 or less)
Items 1-6 below must be completed (see instructions on page 2).
1 Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case:
Auto Tort Contract Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation
TJ Auto (22) [1 Breach of contractwarranty (06) (Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.400-3.403)
[1] Uninsured motorist (46) [) Rule 3.740 collections (09) [1] Antitrust/Trade regulation (03)
Other PUPDIWD (Personal Injury/Property [] Other collections (09) [1 Construction defect (10)
Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort [J Insurance coverage (18) [1 Mass tort (40)
[) Asbestos (04) [} Other contract (37) [1 Securities titigation (28)
[J] Product liability (24) Environmental/Toxic tort (30)
Real Property
[1 Medical malpractice (45) [1 Eminent domain/inverse Insurance coverage claims arising from the
[] Other PvPDiwp (23) condemnation (14) above listed provisionally complex case
[J Wrongful eviction (33) types (41)
Non-Pl/PDIWD (Other) Tort Enforcement of Judgment
[] Business tort/unfair business practice (07) [J Other rea! property (26) [1 Enforcement of judgment (20)
[J civil rights (08) Unlawful Detainer Miscellaneous Civil Complaint
[J Defamation (13) (J Commercial (31) [5 R'co 27)
(J Fraud (16) [] Residential (32)
[1 other complaint (not specified above)-(42)
[J Intellectual property (19) [1] Drugs (38) Miscellaneous Civil Petition
[J Professional negligence (25) Judicial Review
[1 Partnership and corporate governance (21)
[J other non-PuPDAWD tort (35) [J Asset forfeiture (05)
Employment [1 Petition re: arbitration award (11) [] Other petition (not specified above) (43)
[] Wrongful termination (36) [52] writ of mandate (02) -
[[_] Other employment (15) [1] Other judicial review (38)
2. This case [_] is is not complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court. If the case is complex, mark the
factors requiring exceptional judicial management:
a. [__] Large number of separately represented parties d. [(_] Large number of witnesses
b. [__] Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel e. [__] Coordination with related actions pending in one or more
issues that will be time-consuming to resolve courts in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal
c. [__] Substantial amount of documentary evidence court
f._ [-_] Substantial postjudgment judicial supérvision
3. Remedies sought (check all that apply):a. [X_] monetary b. [x] nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c. ["_] punitive
_ 4, Number of causes of action (specify): ONE
5. This case [] is (EZ is not a class action suit.
6. If there are any known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case. (You may use form CM-015.)
Date: June 7, 2022
JOSEPH D. PETTA. > HUT Veet
(TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF PARTY OR ATTORNEY FOR PARTY)
NOTICE
* Plaintiff must file this cover sheet with the first paper filed in the action or proceeding (except small claims cases or cases filed
under the Probate Code, Family Code, or Welfare and Institutions Code). (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.220.) Failure to file may result
in sanctions.
* File this cover sheet in addition to any cover sheet required by local court rule.
* If this case is complex under rule 3.400 et seq. of the California Rules of Court, you must serve a copy of this cover sheet on all
other parties to the action or proceeding.
* Unless this is a collections case under rule 3.740 or a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes only.
Page t of2
Form Adopted for Mand: Cal, Rules of Court, rules 2,30, 3.220, 3.400-3.403, 3.740;
, te
CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET
‘Judicial Council of California
‘CN-010 [Rev.September 1, 2021] ‘Area File (804) 402. 3408 Cal. Standards of Judicial Administration, std. 3.10
waww.courts.ca.gov
tn St. Martinez CA 94553
-
MC-025
CASE NUMBER:
SHORT TITLE:
I~ Communities For A Better Environment, et al. v. County of Contra Costa, et al.
ATTACHMENT (Number): 1
(This Attachment may be used with any Judicial Council form.)
ADDITIONAL ATTORNEY INFORMATION:
DEBORAH A. SIVAS (State Bar No. 135446) Attorneys for Petitioners/Plaintiffs COMMUNITIES FOR
STEPHANIE L. SAFDI (State Bar No. 310517) A BETTER ENVIRONMENT and CENTER FOR
MATTHEW J. SANDERS (State Bar No. 222757) BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, California 94305
Telephone: (650) 723-0325
Facsimile: (650) 723-4426
dsivas@stanford.edu
ssafdi@stanford.edu
matthewjsander@stanford.edu
Attorneys for Petitioner/Plaintiff
SHANA LAZEROW (State Bar No. 195491) (OMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER
CONSTANCE CHO (State Bar No. 343672) ENVIRONMENT
COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT
6325 Pacific Boulevard, Suite 300
Huntington Park, California 90255
Telephone: (323) 826-9771
Facsimile: (323) 588-7079
slazerow@cbecal.org
ccho@cbecal.org
VICTORIA BOGDAN TEJEDA (State Bar No. 317132) Attorneys for Petitioner/Plaintiff CENTER FOR
HOLLIN KRETZMANN (State Bar No. 290054) BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
1212 Broadway, Suite 800
Oakland, California 94612
Telephone: (310) 365-9281
Facsimile; (510) 844-7150
vbogdantejeda@biologicaldiversity.org
hkretzmann@biologicaldiversity.org
(if the item that this Attachment concerns is made under penalty of perry, all statements in this Page 2 of 2
Attachment are made under penalty of perjury.) (Add pages as required)
Form Approved for Optional Use ATTACHMENT www.courtinfo.ca.gov
Judicial Council of
'MC-028 [Rev. July 1, 2009] to Judicial Council Form
Document Filed Date
June 07, 2022
Case Filing Date
June 07, 2022
Category
02: Unlimited Writ of Mandate
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5y CM-010 é [ATTORNEY OR PARTY WITHOUT ATTORNEY (Name, Slate Barn Ellison Folk (State Bar No. 149. 3355 7 wh 1) Petta (State Bar No. 286665) FOR COURT USE ONLY SHUTE, MI Y & SERGER LLP (Attachment 1-additional attorney information) 396 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA 941 TELEPHONE NO.: (415) 552-7272 FAXNO, (Optionay: (415) 552-5816 eal appress: Folk@smwlaw.com / Petta@smwlaw.com ATTORNEY FOR (Namo): Communities For A Bettér Environment and Center for Biological Diversity [SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF stREeT appREss: 725 Court Street ? CONTRA COSTA. [LE MAILING ADDRESS: Icrry ano zip cone: 725 Court Street Martinez 94553 JUN 07 2022 BRANCH NAME; Wakefield Taylor Courthouse A CLERK OF IFORNIA ‘Communities For A Better Environment, et al. v. FRA CO! CASE NAME: apinies, DeputyCh =1080 ‘ounty of Contra Costa, et al. CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET Complex Case Designation CASE 5 2 IX] Unlimited [) Limited [) Counter [J soinder (Ariount (Amount Filed with first appearance by defendant JUDGE: demanded demanded is exceeds $25,000) (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.402) DEPT. $25,000 or less) Items 1-6 below must be completed (see instructions on page 2). 1 Check one box below for the case type that best describes this case: Auto Tort Contract Provisionally Complex Civil Litigation TJ Auto (22) [1 Breach of contractwarranty (06) (Cal. Rules of Court, rules 3.400-3.403) [1] Uninsured motorist (46) [) Rule 3.740 collections (09) [1] Antitrust/Trade regulation (03) Other PUPDIWD (Personal Injury/Property [] Other collections (09) [1 Construction defect (10) Damage/Wrongful Death) Tort [J Insurance coverage (18) [1 Mass tort (40) [) Asbestos (04) [} Other contract (37) [1 Securities titigation (28) [J] Product liability (24) Environmental/Toxic tort (30) Real Property [1 Medical malpractice (45) [1 Eminent domain/inverse Insurance coverage claims arising from the [] Other PvPDiwp (23) condemnation (14) above listed provisionally complex case [J Wrongful eviction (33) types (41) Non-Pl/PDIWD (Other) Tort Enforcement of Judgment [] Business tort/unfair business practice (07) [J Other rea! property (26) [1 Enforcement of judgment (20) [J civil rights (08) Unlawful Detainer Miscellaneous Civil Complaint [J Defamation (13) (J Commercial (31) [5 R'co 27) (J Fraud (16) [] Residential (32) [1 other complaint (not specified above)-(42) [J Intellectual property (19) [1] Drugs (38) Miscellaneous Civil Petition [J Professional negligence (25) Judicial Review [1 Partnership and corporate governance (21) [J other non-PuPDAWD tort (35) [J Asset forfeiture (05) Employment [1 Petition re: arbitration award (11) [] Other petition (not specified above) (43) [] Wrongful termination (36) [52] writ of mandate (02) - [[_] Other employment (15) [1] Other judicial review (38) 2. This case [_] is is not complex under rule 3.400 of the California Rules of Court. If the case is complex, mark the factors requiring exceptional judicial management: a. [__] Large number of separately represented parties d. [(_] Large number of witnesses b. [__] Extensive motion practice raising difficult or novel e. [__] Coordination with related actions pending in one or more issues that will be time-consuming to resolve courts in other counties, states, or countries, or in a federal c. [__] Substantial amount of documentary evidence court f._ [-_] Substantial postjudgment judicial supérvision 3. Remedies sought (check all that apply):a. [X_] monetary b. [x] nonmonetary; declaratory or injunctive relief c. ["_] punitive _ 4, Number of causes of action (specify): ONE 5. This case [] is (EZ is not a class action suit. 6. If there are any known related cases, file and serve a notice of related case. (You may use form CM-015.) Date: June 7, 2022 JOSEPH D. PETTA. > HUT Veet (TYPE OR PRINT NAME) (SIGNATURE OF PARTY OR ATTORNEY FOR PARTY) NOTICE * Plaintiff must file this cover sheet with the first paper filed in the action or proceeding (except small claims cases or cases filed under the Probate Code, Family Code, or Welfare and Institutions Code). (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.220.) Failure to file may result in sanctions. * File this cover sheet in addition to any cover sheet required by local court rule. * If this case is complex under rule 3.400 et seq. of the California Rules of Court, you must serve a copy of this cover sheet on all other parties to the action or proceeding. * Unless this is a collections case under rule 3.740 or a complex case, this cover sheet will be used for statistical purposes only. Page t of2 Form Adopted for Mand: Cal, Rules of Court, rules 2,30, 3.220, 3.400-3.403, 3.740; , te CIVIL CASE COVER SHEET ‘Judicial Council of California ‘CN-010 [Rev.September 1, 2021] ‘Area File (804) 402. 3408 Cal. Standards of Judicial Administration, std. 3.10 waww.courts.ca.gov tn St. Martinez CA 94553 - MC-025 CASE NUMBER: SHORT TITLE: I~ Communities For A Better Environment, et al. v. County of Contra Costa, et al. ATTACHMENT (Number): 1 (This Attachment may be used with any Judicial Council form.) ADDITIONAL ATTORNEY INFORMATION: DEBORAH A. SIVAS (State Bar No. 135446) Attorneys for Petitioners/Plaintiffs COMMUNITIES FOR STEPHANIE L. SAFDI (State Bar No. 310517) A BETTER ENVIRONMENT and CENTER FOR MATTHEW J. SANDERS (State Bar No. 222757) BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CLINIC Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way Stanford, California 94305 Telephone: (650) 723-0325 Facsimile: (650) 723-4426 dsivas@stanford.edu ssafdi@stanford.edu matthewjsander@stanford.edu Attorneys for Petitioner/Plaintiff SHANA LAZEROW (State Bar No. 195491) (OMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER CONSTANCE CHO (State Bar No. 343672) ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT 6325 Pacific Boulevard, Suite 300 Huntington Park, California 90255 Telephone: (323) 826-9771 Facsimile: (323) 588-7079 slazerow@cbecal.org ccho@cbecal.org VICTORIA BOGDAN TEJEDA (State Bar No. 317132) Attorneys for Petitioner/Plaintiff CENTER FOR HOLLIN KRETZMANN (State Bar No. 290054) BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY 1212 Broadway, Suite 800 Oakland, California 94612 Telephone: (310) 365-9281 Facsimile; (510) 844-7150 vbogdantejeda@biologicaldiversity.org hkretzmann@biologicaldiversity.org (if the item that this Attachment concerns is made under penalty of perry, all statements in this Page 2 of 2 Attachment are made under penalty of perjury.) (Add pages as required) Form Approved for Optional Use ATTACHMENT www.courtinfo.ca.gov Judicial Council of 'MC-028 [Rev. July 1, 2009] to Judicial Council Form