Oh, isn't it fun?
From www.sanclementetimes.com:
Playa del Norte Developers Linda and Shaheen Sadeghi have sued San Clemente, ultimately requesting that the results of defeated Measure A be thrown out.
City Attorney Jeff Oberman said at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting that the Sadeghis — and Measure A supporter Jeanne O’Grady — filed their lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court April 8, and the City Clerk was served a copy April 12. Orange County Registrar of Voters Neal Kelly is also named as a defendant.
Linda and Shaheen Sadeghi own LAB Holdings, Inc., the Costa Mesa development company selected by San Clemente for its Playa del Norte plan to transform North Beach with a retail and restaurant development. The concept went to the voters March 8 as Measure A, but was rejected.
Oberman said that through their lawsuit the developers question the ballot title as misleading, challenge the city attorney’s impartial analysis, question the decision to leave out the entire text of the referendum in voter documents and challenge the City Council’s decision to take the issue to voters in the first place.
A message left with Linda Sadeghi was not returned Thursday morning.
Oberman said the city has 30 days to respond to the lawsuit. He, basically, dismissed it. “We don’t believe the lawsuit has any merit,” the city attorney said.
See the lawsuit here: Download Sadeghilawsuit
And astute Capistrano readers might notice something when they read the lawsuit: Yes, the Sadeghis are represented by Newmeyer and Dillion of Newport Beach -- the same firm that represented the Scalzo Family Trust in the case that led to a 6.7-million judgment against San Juan Capistrano.
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