San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District v. Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella (F088471)

This case addresses the standards that are used to determine disqualifying conflicts when a public agency uses outside counsel. CSAC’s amicus brief that a heightened standard of neutrality should only be applied in narrow circumstances, and that there are important interests served by allowing public agencies to select their own counsel. The brief was drafted by CSAC’s General Counsel Jennifer Henning.