First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v. County of Los Angeles

First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale (plaintiff) owned campground property, Lutherglen, along Mill Creek near Los Angeles; after a forest fire increased flood risk and a subsequent flood destroyed the campground's buildings, Los Angeles County (defendant) adopted an ordinance temporarily barring all construction in the area, including on Lutherglen. The Church sued, alleging the ordinance denied it all use of the property, but the trial court struck that claim, relying on the California Supreme Court's Agins decision holding that compensation isn't available until a court has separately determined a taking occurred; California's appellate courts upheld that ruling, and the Church sought U.S. Supreme Court review.