Association of Irritated Residents v. CA Department of Conservation
Annotate this CasePlaintiffs filed a petition for writ of mandate challenging the DOGGR's issuance of permits to Aera Energy for 214 new oil wells in the South Belridge Oil Field of Kern County. The trial court sustained defendant's demurrer without leave to amend. The Court of Appeal agreed with plaintiffs that res judicata did not apply to their cause of action because the judgment in a prior action in Alameda County was not on the merits but, instead, was due to a finding of mootness following the enactment of a new law known as Senate Bill No. 4. Because the trial court erred in sustaining the demurrer on the ground of res judicata, the court reversed with directions to enter a new order overruling the demurrer.
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