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Phillips 66 Co. v. City of Richmond

About this case

Filing year
2020
Status
Complaint filed.
Docket number
4:20-cv-1643
Court/admin entity
United StatesUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California (N.D. Cal.)United StatesUnited States Federal Courts
Case category
Constitutional Claims (US)Commerce Clause (US)Constitutional Claims (US)Fourteenth Amendment (US)Constitutional Claims (US)Other Constitutional Claims (US)Federal Statutory Claims (US)Other Statutes and Regulations (US)
Principal law
United StatesCommerce ClauseUnited StatesContracts ClauseUnited StatesFifth Amendment—TakingsUnited StatesFourteenth Amendment—Due ProcessUnited StatesFourteenth Amendment—Equal ProtectionUnited StatesHazardous Materials Transportation ActUnited StatesInterstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA)United StatesShipping Act of 1984
At issue
Challenge to City of Richmond ordinance that prohibited transloading and export of coal and petroleum coke.
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03/09/2020
Complaint filed.
The owner of a refinery that produces petcoke filed a lawsuit challenging a City of Richmond ordinance that prohibited transloading and export of coal and petroleum coke (petcoke). The plaintiff alleged that the City viewed the objective of the ordinance as to reduce global climate change. The complaint asserted causes of action under the Commerce Clause and the Impairments Clause.
Complaint

Summary

Challenge to City of Richmond ordinance that prohibited transloading and export of coal and petroleum coke.

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Policy instrument
Risk
Fossil fuel
Economic sector
Finance