Legal Opinion
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Cayetano
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided November 10, 1998No. Civ. 97-00933 ACKPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER RE: MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
KAY, Chief Judge.
SYNOPSIS
The Court is mindful of the strongly felt concerns of the legislature that Hawaii’s consumers are paying too much for gasoline. However, the Court finds that Act 257 as crafted fails to substantially further this legitimate state interest, and therefore effects an unconstitutional taking. 1 Section 3(c) of Act 257, which limits rents that an oil company may charge its lessee dealers, fails to benefit dealers and consumers for two principal reasons. First, similar to the condominium tenants under the rent control ordinance declared…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Lingle v. Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Chevron USA, Inc. v. BronsterCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Maricopa County v. PMI-DVW Real Estate Holdings, L.L.P. (In Re PMI-DVW Real Estate Holdings, L.L.P.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · 1999
- Gene Cashman and Athena Sutsos v. City of Cotati, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. CayetanoDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 2002
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