Legal Opinion

U & I Sanitation v. City of Columbus

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 24, 2000No. 98-1893PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

U & I Sanitation initiated this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking an injunction against a Columbus, Nebraska, ordinance requiring that all garbage collected within the city limits, except garbage destined for out-of-state disposal, be processed at the city-owned transfer station. The district court conducted a bench trial and held that the ordinance does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause. See U & I Sanitation v. City of Columbus, 998 F.Supp. 1092 (D.Neb.1998). U & I appeals, and we now reverse.

The facts underlying U & I’s claim are not disputed. U & I is…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of Ore.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Healy v. Beer InstituteSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. C & a Carbone, Inc. v. Town of ClarkstownSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  4. Douglas Disposal, Inc. v. Wee Haul, LLCNevada Supreme Court · 2007
  5. R & M Oil & Supply, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. John L. Saunders, Director, Department of Agriculture of the State of MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002

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