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California Courts of Appeal

Jul. 29, 2016

Hikers cannot use old fire road, a split 2nd District panel rules

A divided 2nd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday ruled hikers can no longer use an old Los Angeles fire road that for decades the public used even after homes and a gated community was constructed.

By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A divided 2nd District Court of Appeal on Wednesday ruled hikers can no longer use an old Los Angeles fire road that for decades the public used even after homes and a gated community was constructed.

Writing for the majority, Presiding Justice Frances Rothschild said the Hastain Fire Road should never have been considered a public easement.

A fire road is a "condi...

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