Legal Opinion
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Public Utilities Commission
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1983No. 82-4466PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Southern Pacific Transportation Co. appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing Southern Pacific’s action seeking an injunction against enforcement of an order by the .California Public Utilities Commission requiring Southern Pacific to run certain commuter trains within the state. The district court held that res judicata prevents consideration of Southern Pacific's argument that the Commission order is illegal because the order is preempted by federal law.
I. Facts.
This dispute arises from orders of the California Commission requiring Southern Pacific to run…
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