Legal Opinion
Santa Monica Airport Ass'n v. City of Santa Monica
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 23, 1981No. Nos. 79-3550, 79-3589 and 79-3590PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Before CHAMBERS and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and MURPHY,* District Judge. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge
A coalition of airport users challenged the City of Santa Monica’s airport noise reduction ordinances in the district court. They appeal from the resulting judgment which denied most of the relief they were seeking.
After an increase in the use of jet aircraft and helicopters, the City of Santa Monica enacted several ordinances to reduce noise at the city-owned and operated airport. Section 10101…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Griggs v. Allegheny CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Kadlec v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brockington v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Great Western Shows, Inc. v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
- Pirolo v. City of ClearwaterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. City of Long BeachCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Shell Oil Company, a Delaware Corp., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. City of Santa Monica, a Municipal Corp., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Western Air Lines v. Port Auth. of NY & NJDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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