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Cases in which Greg Holtz was lead attorney or litigation team member

In Del Monte Properties Inc. v. Dolan, the appellate court found that the late fee provision common in residential leases was invalid under California’s consumer protection law prohibiting liquidated damages.  The California Supreme Court issued an order of publication.

Del Monte Properties & Investments, Inc. v. Dolan (2018) 26 Cal.App.5th Supp. 20

In Riojas v. USDA, the federal district court found that food stamps regulations denying aid to people in SSI suspense status were invalid under the first stage of the Chevron analysis.

Riojas v. United States Department of Agriculture (N.D. Cal., June 30, 2016, No. 15-CV-03592-JST) 2016 WL 3566941

In Citizens for a Better Eureka v. City of Eureka, the appellate court affirmed that a CEQA lawsuit must be dismissed when the proper defendant is not named, and placed the responsibility to monitor a the progress and parties of a project on the plaintiff. 

Citizens for a Better Eureka v. City of Eureka (2025) 111 Cal.App.5th 1114

In Munson v. City of Eureka, the appellate court upheld the trial court’s dismissal of a challenge to the timing of a legislative body’s decision to place an initiative on the ballot, finding the issue moot.

Munson et al. v. City of Eureka (Jan. 6, 2026, A172094) [nonpub. opn.]