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Litigation

Wolverine Fuels Sales, LLC v. City of Richmond

Date
2020
Geography
California
Part of
Levin Richmond Terminal Corp. v. City of Richmond

About this case

Filing year
2020
Status
Complaint filed.
Geography
Docket number
3:20-cv-01614
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → N.D. Cal.
Case category
Constitutional Claims → Commerce ClauseConstitutional Claims → Fourteenth AmendmentConstitutional Claims → Other Constitutional ClaimsFederal Statutory Claims → Other Statutes and Regulations
Principal law
United States → Commerce ClauseUnited States → Contracts ClauseUnited States → Fifth Amendment—TakingsUnited States → Fourteenth Amendment—Due ProcessUnited States → Fourteenth Amendment—Equal ProtectionUnited States → Hazardous Materials Transportation ActUnited States → Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA)United States → Shipping Act of 1984
At issue
Challenge to City of Richmond ordinance that prohibited transloading and export of coal and petroleum coke.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
03/04/2020
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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A coal company with contracts to ship coal from a terminal in the City of Richmond filed a lawsuit challenging a City ordinance that prohibited transloading and export of coal and petroleum coke. The plaintiff alleged that the mayor viewed the objective of the ordinance as to reduce global climate change. The complaint asserted causes of action under the Commerce Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Impairments Clause, the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, and the Shipping Act of 1984.

Summary

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