Legal Opinion
Gillis v. State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 2, 2002No. 01-31251PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
The Lake Charles Pilots, Inc. and its individual state-commissioned river pilot shareholders (“the Pilots”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the State of Louisiana and the other defendants (collectively, “the Defendants”) in their declaratory judgment action. 1 Specifically, the Pilots contend that the district court should have ruled that the State of Louisiana has no authority to regulate pilotage on the portion of the Calcasieu Ship Channel that lies more than three miles seaward of the state’s coastline. The Pilots also…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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