Perspective
Jul. 30, 2013
No attorney client privilege in preparation of environmental impact reports
A court recently ruled communications between developers and cities in the CEQA process are not protected by attorney-client privilege prior to project approval. By Robert McMurry
Damned if you do, and damned if you don't, as the saying goes. A recent 5th District Court of Appeal decision concerning the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., is raising fears among some practitioners that they face exactly that conundrum.
In Citizens for Ceres v. Superior Court (City of Ceres), 2013 DJDAR 8903 (July 8, 2013), the Court of Appeal ruled that the common-interest...
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