Federal Maritime Commission v. City of Los Angeles, California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEDERAL MARITIME ) COMMISSION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Case No. 08-1895 (RJL) ) CITY OF LOS ANGELES, ) CALIFORNIA, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ~ MEMORANDUM OPINION (April K, 2009) [Dkt. #3] The Federal Maritime Commission ("FMC") has filed an unprecedented motion for a preliminary injunction pursuant to the Shipping Act of 1984, as amended,

46 U.S.C. §§ 40101

et seq., to enjoin certain discrete portions of the Port of Los Angeles's ("POLA") and Port of Long Beach's ("POLB") (collectively, the "Ports") respective Clean Truck Programs…