Legal Opinion
Tocher v. City of Santa Ana
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 14, 2000No. Nos. 97-55628, 97-55660PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
Patrick Tocher (“Tocher”), the operator of a tow truck business in Santa Ana, California, filed this action against the City of Santa Ana (“City”), alleging that the city’s ordinances regulating the automobile towing industry are preempted by 49 U.S.C. § 14501(c). The district court concluded that Santa Ana’s tow truck ordinances were preempted by section 14501(c) and entered a judgment permanently enjoining the City of Santa Ana from enforcing any law related to the price, route, or services of towing businesses and/or individuals engaged in the tow truck business as…
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