Final Appellants' Reply Brief filed in Court of Appeals
Press Release Thursday, September 27, 2012 Final Appellants' Reply Brief filed in Court of Appeals City of Petaluma, et al., v. County of Sonoma, The Dutra Group, et al. The final Appellants' Reply Brief has been filed in 1st District Court of Appeals on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 25, 2012 This is the last filing of briefs in the appeal of Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Chouteau's decision in the suit against the County's approvals of the Dutra Asphalt Plant adjacent to Shollenberger Park just south of Petaluma. The plaintiffs have filed the Appeals Brief and the County and Dutra filed Opposition Briefs. The date for the trial at the Court of Appeals is still somewhat in the future: the Court of Appeals may take several months before actually setting the trial date, and the trial date could be as much as a year from now. The Plaintiffs believe that we have a very strong case on appeal, focusing on several of the trial issues and rulings. 1. The Dutra properties are in