Big Calif. consultancy faces $14M civil rights suit

Chula Vista City Hall
Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0
An influential consultancy faces allegations of negligence and civil rights violations in the latest chapter of a six-year legal battle. In a federal lawsuit, an unsuccessful applicant alleges Hinderliter de Llamas (HdL) "conspired" with the city of Chula Vista (San Diego Co.) to improperly deny it dispensary licenses.
- Plaintiff CaliGrown seeks $14M in damages.
Orange County-based HdL is widely regarded as the leading consultancy for mid-wifing cities and counties though the licensing process. With services that include writing local ordinances, scoring applications and . . .