HIGH SPEED RAIL- APPEAL UPDATE

On Tuesday, we reported that on Friday January 24, 2014 Governor Brown’s administration requested that the California Supreme Court decide whether two adverse rulings by Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny were correct- rulings that could impact the condemnation proceedings required by the High Speed Rail project. 

Yesterday, the Supreme Court declined to hear the matter and transferred the matter to the Court of Appeals.  The Supreme Court directed the appellate court to “expedite its consideration of this matter.”  The Attorney General’s office has already submitted its 61-page brief.  The landowners have until Monday February 3, 2014 to file their opposing papers.  

How these issues impact potential eminent domain proceedings associated with the High Speed Rail is in the forefront of many people’s minds.  We will continue to track the proceedings as they progress.