Desoto Cab Co. v. Picker

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

EDWARD M. CHEN, United States District Judge •

Plaintiff Desoto Cab Company, Inc., d/b/a Flywheel Taxi (“Flywheel”), has filed a suit for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Commissioners of the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”), in their official capacities only. Flywheel, a “traditional” taxi company, asserts a § 1983 equal protection claim against the CPUC based on its assertion of jurisdiction over new transportation carriers such as Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar. Flywheel contends that these so-called transportation network…