remanded

251 So. 3d 986

Name
Michael PAULSON, Appellant, v. Sarah RANKART, Appellee.
Date
07-11-2018
Court
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jurisdiction
Florida
URL
https://cite.case.law/so-3d/251/986/
Plaintiffs
individual
Defendants
individual
Incident Location
Port St. Joe, FL
Disputed Act

Property owner sought stalking injunction against neighbor. Neighbor complained to code enforcement about property owner's outdoor lighting and barking dogs.

Holding
Evidence did not support finding that neighbor willfully and maliciously engaged in conduct ot support stalking injunction
Disposition
reversed
remanded
light trespass
residential neighborhood

923 F.3d 831

Name
DINE CITIZENS AGAINST RUINING OUR ENVIRONMENT; San Juan Citizens Alliance; WildEarth Guardians; Natural Resources Defense Council, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David BERNHARDT, in His Official Capacity as Acting Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior; United States Bureau of Land Management, an Agency Within the United States Department of the Interior; Neil Kornze, in His Official Capacity as Director of the United States Bureau of Land Management, Defendants-Appellees, and DJR Energy Holdings, LLC; BP America Production Company; American Petroleum Institute; Anschutz Exploration Corporation; Enduring Resources IV, LLC, Intervenor Defendants-Appellees, and ConocoPhillips Company; Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP, Intervenor Defendants. All Pueblo Council of Governors; National Trust for Historic Preservation; Navajo Allottees; Alice Benally; Lilly Comanche; Virginia Harrison ; Samuel Harrison; Dolora Hesuse; Verna Martinez; Loyce Phoenix, Amici Curiae.
Date
05-07-2019
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Jurisdiction
United States
URL
https://cite.case.law/f3d/923/831/
Plaintiffs
Organization
Defendants
Federal Government
Incident Location
San Juan County and McKinley County, NM
Disputed Act

Environmental activists brought action against federal government challenging Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approval of applications for permit to drill fracked wells on public lands, alleging that BLM violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Nationa Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). District Court judged in favor of BLM; activists appealed.

Holding
Activists had standing to bring action; environmental assessments adequately analyzed cumulative effects of granting drill applications as required by NEPA; activists failed to show BLM acted arbitrarily or capriciously.
Disposition
affirmed in part
reversed in part
remanded
general illumination
artificial light at night
construction lighting

157 S.W.3d 644

Name
GEORGE WARD BUILDERS, INC., and Robert Allen, Appellants, v. CITY OF LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri, Respondent
Date
11-23-2004
Court
Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction
Missouri
URL
https://cite.case.law/sw3d/157/644/9182024/
Plaintiffs
Company
Defendants
city
Incident Location
Lee's Summit, MO
Disputed Act

Outdoor lighting system for sporting fields in a park owned by City of Lee's Summit created extreme level of light pollution that interferes with adjacent residential use and enjoyment of property.

Holding
Trial court's dismissal of plaintiff's petition was final and appealable; landowners were entitled to re
Disposition
vacated
remanded
light trespass
over-illumination
artificial light
residential neighborhood
recreation and sports facilities

193 Ariz. 314

Name
WHITECO OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, a division of Whiteco Industries, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. CITY OF TUCSON, an Arizona municipal corporation, Defendant/Appellant
Date
04-28-1998
Court
Arizona Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction
Arizona
URL
https://cite.case.law/ariz/193/314/
Plaintiffs
Company
Defendants
city
Incident Location
Tucson, AZ
Disputed Act

Whether the City of Tucson could ban light fixtures mounted on the bottom of existing billboards owned by Whiteco Outdoor Advertising under the City's Outdoor Lighting Code. Whiteco appealed to superior court and was granted partial summary judgement. Superior court ruled the lighting fixtures were protected as nonconforming uses under ARS §9-462.02(A). City appealed.

Holding
The City's charger provides general police power to regluate billboard lighting.
Disposition
vacated
remanded
billboard and sign illumination
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