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Big Calif. consultancy faces $14M civil rights suit

Chula Vista

Chula Vista City Hall Roman Eugeniusz, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

By Alex Halperin
06/03/2025 04:05 PM GMT-0700
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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 . . .

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