Levin Richmond Terminal Corp. v. City of Richmond

Filing Date: 2020
Case Categories:
Principal Laws:
Fifth Amendment—Takings, Commerce Clause, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA), Fourteenth Amendment—Equal Protection, Fourteenth Amendment—Due Process, Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, Shipping Act of 1984, Contracts Clause, California Constitution
Description: Challenge to City of Richmond ordinance that prohibited transloading and export of coal and petroleum coke.
  • Levin Richmond Terminal Corp. v. City of Richmond
    Docket number(s): 3:20-cv-01609
    Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    03/04/2020 Complaint Download Complaint filed. Marine Terminal Challenged Richmond Ordinance Banning Coal Operations. The owner and operator of a marine terminal in the City of Richmond filed a lawsuit challenging a City ordinance that prohibited transloading and export of coal and petroleum coke. The plaintiffs alleged that the City and its mayor viewed the objective of the ordinance as to reduce global climate change. The complaint asserted causes of action under the Commerce Clause, the Takings Clause, the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, the Impairments Clause, the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act, the Shipping Act of 1984, and the California Constitution.
  • Wolverine Fuels Sales, LLC v. City of Richmond
    Docket number(s): 3:20-cv-01614
    Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    03/04/2020 Complaint Download Complaint filed. Coal Company Challenged Richmond Ordinance Banning Coal Operations. 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.
  • Phillips 66 Co. v. City of Richmond
    Docket number(s): 4:20-cv-1643
    Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    03/09/2020 Complaint Download Complaint filed. Refinery Operator Challenged Richmond Ordinance Banning Coal and Petcoke Operations. 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.