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8 Utah opinions name it 1 courts 2017–2026 5 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Utah courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
McElhaney v. Moab Citygreen2 sentences2026In this procedural posture, when we are reviewing a district court’s decision in an appeal from an administrative decision, “[w]e afford no deference to the intermediate court’s decision and apply the statutorily defined standard to determine whether the court correctly determined whether the administrative decision was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.” McElhaney v. City of Moab, 2017 UT 65, ¶ 26 , 423 P.3d 1284 . 20240911-CA 8 2026 UT App 67 Sidwell v. Wasatch County Under that standard, “[a] court shall presume that a final land use decision of a land use authority or an appeal authority i 2023“On appeal from a district court’s review of an administrative agency’s decision, we afford no deference to the district court’s decision and apply the statutorily defined standard to determine whether the court correctly determined whether the administrative decision was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.” Ferre v. Salt Lake City, 2019 UT App 94, ¶ 10 , 444 P.3d 567 (quotation simplified), cert. denied, 455 P.3d 1060 (Utah 2019); accord McElhaney v. City of Moab, 2017 UT 65, ¶ 26 , 423 P.3d 1284 . | 1 | 6 |
McElhaney v. City of Moabgreen2 sentences2026In this procedural posture, when we are reviewing a district court’s decision in an appeal from an administrative decision, “[w]e afford no deference to the intermediate court’s decision and apply the statutorily defined standard to determine whether the court correctly determined whether the administrative decision was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.” McElhaney v. City of Moab, 2017 UT 65, ¶ 26 , 423 P.3d 1284 . 20240911-CA 8 2026 UT App 67 Sidwell v. Wasatch County Under that standard, “[a] court shall presume that a final land use decision of a land use authority or an appeal authority i 2024In so doing, “[w]e afford no deference to the intermediate court’s decision and apply the statutorily defined standard to determine whether the court correctly determined whether the administrative decision was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.” Id. | 1 | 5 |
Outfront Media, LLC v. Salt Lake City Corp.green1 sentence2023“A decision is arbitrary and capricious only if it is not supported by substantial evidence, which is that quantum and quality of relevant evidence that is adequate to convince a reasonable mind to support a conclusion.” Outfront Media, 2017 UT 74, ¶ 12 (quotation simplified). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Utah. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
cluster 10851782
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1 sentence2026In this procedural posture, when we are reviewing a district court’s decision in an appeal from an administrative decision, “[w]e afford no deference to the intermediate court’s decision and apply the statutorily defined standard to determine whether the court correctly determined whether the administrative decision was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.” McElhaney v. City of Moab, 2017 UT 65, ¶ 26 , 423 P.3d 1284 . 20240911-CA 8 2026 UT App 67 Sidwell v. Wasatch County Under that standard, “[a] court shall presume that a final land use decision of a land use authority or an appeal authority i | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Larsen v. Davis County
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2 sentences2024Under that statute, because “the district court relied on the same record we rely on here,” Larsen v. Davis County, 2014 UT App 74, ¶ 9 , 324 P.3d 641 (citing Utah Code Ann. § 17-33-4 (1)(d)(iiii) (LexisNexis 2009)), cert. denied, 333 P.3d 365 (Utah 2014), we “do not accord any particular deference to the district court’s decision,” id. (quotation simplified), and, instead, “presume the validity of the [ALJ’s] decision and review that decision only to determine ‘whether the decision is arbitrary or capricious,’” id. (quoting Utah Code Ann. § 17-33-4 (1)(d)(iv)). 2024Under that statute, because “the district court relied on the same record we rely on here,” Larsen v. Davis County, 2014 UT App 74, ¶ 9 , 324 P.3d 641 (citing Utah Code Ann. § 17-33-4 (1)(d)(iiii) (LexisNexis 2009)), cert. denied, 333 P.3d 365 (Utah 2014), we “do not accord any particular deference to the district court’s decision,” id. (quotation simplified), and, instead, “presume the validity of the [ALJ’s] decision and review that decision only to determine ‘whether the decision is arbitrary or capricious,’” id. (quoting Utah Code Ann. § 17-33-4 (1)(d)(iv)). | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Ferre v. Salt Lake City
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2 sentences2023“On appeal from a district court’s review of an administrative agency’s decision, we afford no deference to the district court’s decision and apply the statutorily defined standard to determine whether the court correctly determined whether the administrative decision was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.” Ferre v. Salt Lake City, 2019 UT App 94, ¶ 10 , 444 P.3d 567 (quotation simplified), cert. denied, 455 P.3d 1060 (Utah 2019); accord McElhaney v. City of Moab, 2017 UT 65, ¶ 26 , 423 P.3d 1284 . 2023“On appeal from a district court’s review of an administrative agency’s decision, we afford no deference to the district court’s decision and apply the statutorily defined standard to determine whether the court correctly determined whether the administrative decision was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.” Ferre v. Salt Lake City, 2019 UT App 94, ¶ 10 , 444 P.3d 567 (quotation simplified), cert. denied, 455 P.3d 1060 (Utah 2019); accord McElhaney v. City of Moab, 2017 UT 65, ¶ 26 , 423 P.3d 1284 . | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Northern Monticello Alliance v. San Juan County
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1 sentence2023Instead, we “apply the statutorily defined standard to determine whether the court correctly determined whether the administrative decision was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.” Id. (quotation simplified). | 1 | 2023–2023 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.