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Article: Cal supremes rule 'quick-take' process doesn't violate constitution.(eminent domain)
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- California Planning & Development Report
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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The California Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the state's "quick take" eminent domain process in which a public agency may take ownership of a property before a trial on final compensation for the property owner.
The case was brought by Azusa Pacific University. In October 2000, Mt. San Jacinto Community College District commenced an eminent domain action to acquire 30 acres owned by Azusa Pacific in Riverside County. Two months later, the district deposited $1.789 million into court as probable compensation and applied for a prejudgment order of possession--a quick take. The court approved and the district took possession in January 2002.
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