Legal Opinion
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Redden
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided September 15, 1978No. Civ. No. 75-1009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
BURNS, District Judge:
Several railroad companies bring this action for declaratory and injunctive relief. They contend that a 1975 Oregon statute is unconstitutional or preempted by the federal law governing railroads.1 The action must be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because it doe not present a justiciable “case or controversy.”2
Plaintiffs are railroad companies (Railroads) engaged in the business of operating railroads in interstate and intrastate commerce. Each is qualified to do business in Oregon. Defendant Redden (Attorney Gen*595eral) is the Attorney General of the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- O'Shea v. LittletonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pacific Coal & Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Seattle School District No. 1 v. The State of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Seattle School District No. 1 v. The State of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Southern Pacific Transportation Company v. James M. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980