Red Bluff Trade Center, LLC v. Horry County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA FLORENCE DIVISION Red Bluff Trade Center, LLC and Red Bluff ) Rock, LLC, ) ) Case No.: 4:17-cv-03354-SAL Plaintiffs, ) v. ) ) OPINION AND ORDER ) Horry County and Horry County Council, ) ) Defendants. ) _____________________________________ This matter is before the Court on the parties’ cross-motions for partial summary judgment. ECF Nos. 39, 40. At issue is whether state law preempts Horry County ordinances regulating mining. Plaintiff Red Bluff Rock, LLC obtained the necessary mining permit pursuant to state law; however, it was…