Urban Wildlands Group v. City of L.A.
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed a petition for writ of mandate and complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief, challenging the City's finding that a project was exempt from formal environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, Pub. Resources Code, 21084, subd. (a); Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, 15061, subd. (b)(3). The trial court entered judgment for the City. Plaintiff then filed a motion under section 473, subdivision (b) asserting that both discretionary and mandatory relief should be granted, relying on its attorney's sworn affidavit in which he admitted to his neglect in failing to lodge the administrative record. The trial court denied discretionary relief, but granted mandatory relief. The court agreed with the City that the trial court erred by granting the mandatory relief request under section 473, subdivision (b). The court explained that the section 473, subdivision (b) mandatory relief provision only applies to a default, a default judgment, or a dismissal. In this case, the plaintiff did not seek a default, default judgment, or dismissal. Because the section 473, subdivision (b) mandatory relief provisions did not apply in this case, the court reversed the order setting aside the judgment.
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