Legal Opinion
Oxygenated Fuels Ass'n v. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2003No. 01-17078PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Oxygenated Fuels Association Inc. (“OFA”) sued various state officials after California enacted a ban on methyl tertiary-butyl ether (“MTBE”), an oxygenate used to reduce gasoline emissions. OFA, a trade association representing MTBE producers, argued that California’s MTBE ban is preempted by the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., and sought to enjoin the ban. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss, which was granted by the district court.
We affirm. We conclude that, in enacting the Clean Air Act, Congress left the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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