A lawsuit filed against the Dorsey Marketplace project last year is expected to be dismissed, according to a tentative ruling issued by a Nevada County Superior Court judge.
The lawsuit was filed in August by environmental nonprofit Community Environmental Advocates and the community group Protect Grass Valley.
The litigation asked the court to reverse the city’s decision to approve the Dorsey Marketplace Project and to instead order city officials to conduct a comprehensive environmental review of the project.
The plaintiff’s arguments were ultimately rejected by Judge Thomas Anderson in his preliminary ruling issued on March 26.
The plaintiff’s said that they are preparing to appeal Anderson’s ruling to the Third District Court of Appeal, based in Sacramento.