Overton v. Uber Techs., Inc.

EDWARD M. CHEN, United States District Judge

Plaintiffs Archie Overton and S. Patrick Mendel sue the California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC") and CPUC Commissioners in their individual and official capacities (together, the "CPUC Defendants") for creating a licensing scheme for "Transportation Network Companies" (TNCs) which Plaintiffs allege is preempted by federal transportation law and violates their Fourteenth Amendment rights. Plaintiffs also sue Rasier-CA, LLC for "acting in concert with the Commissioners" to secure a TNC permit "to avoid and subvert" federal transportation laws.…