Sample Interoffice Memorandum

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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM To: Mr. Abe Michillinda, Esq. From: Anny Hong, Paralegal Date: March 6, 2013 Re: Mrs. Leona Johnson, an owner of a billboard company ASSIGNMENT You have asked me to conduct legal research to find some relevant cases in the State of California to provide guidance on whether or not to take on Mrs. Leona Johnson’s case. FACTS Mrs. Leona Johnson is an owner of a billboard company. All her billboards are located on Ocean Avenue, in the City of Santa Monica. A few months ago the City of Santa Monica began to plant palm trees along Ocean Avenue, which eventually grew so tall that they were now blocking the view of her billboards. ISSUES 1. Does Mrs. Johnson have the right to recover for her damages against the City of Santa Monica? ANALYSIS 1. Does Mrs. Johnson have the right to recover for her damages against the City of Santa Monica? A relevant case in the Supreme Court of California, Case Number S132619, Regency Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (2006), dealing with compensation under the Business and Professions Code Section 5412, the court concluded that owners and occupiers of roadside property do not possess a “right to be seen” that requires the payment of compensation for municipal landscaping efforts having no injurious effect on any property rights other than the claimed right to visibility. They did not implicate the compensation requirement set forth in Business and Professions Code section 5412. CONCLUSION In Regards to Mrs. Leona Johnson’s case, her chances of recovering monetary damages against the City of Santa Monica might be difficult, unless she can provide proof that “the loss of visibility, if any, decreases the fair market value of its property”.

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