Sierra Club v. City of Los Angeles
Defendants, City of Los Angeles, acting by and through the Department of Water and Power for the City of Los Angeles (sometimes referred to collectively herein as the City), appeal from an order enjoining them from exporting water from the Owens Valley through the second Los Angeles aqueduct. Defendants contend: (1) the trial court violated their due process rights when it issued an injunction not requested by any of the parties; (2) the injunction is punitive and violates Government Code section 818; (3) the injunction does not meet fundamental requirements for issuing an injunction, and (4) the trial court abused its discretion in issuing the injunction. Court concluded, however, that defendants have forfeited their challenges to the injunction by failing to object or request modification in the trial court. Court therefore affirmed the order.
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