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Martins Beach 1, LLC v. Surfrider Foundation

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on October 1, 2018.

Docket No.17-1198
Op. BelowCal. Ct. App.

Issue

(1) Whether a compulsory public-access easement of indefinite duration is a per se physical taking; and (2) whether applying the California Coastal Act to require the owner of private beachfront property to apply for a permit before excluding the public from its private property; closing or changing the hours, prices, or days of operation of a private business on its private property; or even declining to advertise public access to its private property, violates the takings clause, the due process clause, and/or the First Amendment.

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