North Kern Water Storage Dist. v. State Wat. Resources Cont. Bd.
This is an appeal from a judgment denying a petition for writ of administrative mandate. (See Code Civ. Proc., § 1094.5, subd. (f).) The trial court concluded appellants were beneficially interested parties with a right to bring the petition to review respondent’s administrative decision and, addressing the merits of the petition, rejected appellants’ challenges to the administrative decision. We conclude, to the contrary, that appellants have not demonstrated a beneficial interest, as that term is defined in the case law, sufficient to challenge respondent’s administrative orders at issue in this proceeding. Respondent’s orders do not adversely affect any protected interest of any appellant. For this reason, we dismiss the appeal thereby, in net effect, affirming the judgment rejecting appellants’ challenges to the administrative decision. (See Code Civ. Proc., § 913.)
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