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Litigation

San Francisco Taxi Coalition v. City & County of San Francisco

Date
2019
Geography
California
Part of
San Francisco Taxi Coalition v. City & County of San Francisco

About this case

Filing year
2019
Status
District court’s judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendants affirmed.
Geography
Docket number
19-16439
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal CourtsUnited States → United States Ninth Circuit (9th Cir.)
Case category
State Law Claims → Industry LawsuitsState Law Claims → State Impact Assessment Laws
Principal law
United States → California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)United States → California Public Utilities CodeUnited States → Fourteenth Amendment—Due ProcessUnited States → Fourteenth Amendment—Equal Protection
At issue
Challenge to limitations on taxi airport pickups.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
11/09/2020
Decision
District court’s judgment on the pleadings in favor of defendants affirmed.
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court judgment rejecting challenges to San Francisco regulations that dictated which taxi medallion holders could pick up passengers at San Francisco International Airport. Like the district court, the Ninth Circuit rejected an argument that the regulations were a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the rules could impact the environment by increasing “deadhead” trips to and from the airport. The Ninth Circuit found that the complaint “has not plausibly alleged that the 2018 Regulations increase the number of taxis in circulation or authorize more fares.”
01/27/2020
Brief
Answering brief filed by appellees.
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11/27/2019
Brief
Opening brief filed by appellants.
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Summary

Challenge to limitations on taxi airport pickups.