Legal Opinion
Springs Ambulance Service, Inc. v. City of Rancho Mirage
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1984No. 84-5509PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLE, Circuit Judge:
A private ambulance company which had effectively been barred from the emergency ambulance market of three of the California desert cities when they decided to provide free municipal ambulance service brought this suit under federal antitrust laws. The cities appeal the district court’s order denying their claim of immunity under Parker v. Brown, 317 U.S. 341, 63 S.Ct. 307, 87 L.Ed. 315 (1943). We reverse.
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Plaintiff-appellee Springs Ambulance Service has provided both emergency and non-emergency ambulance service in Palm Springs, California, and surrounding communities in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- City of Lafayette v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Community Communications Co. v. City of BoulderSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Gold Cross Ambulance & Transfer v. City of Kansas CityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Golden State Transit Corporation v. City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Byre v. City of ChamberlainSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
- Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. v. Prince George's CountyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1985
- California Aviation, Inc. v. City of Santa MonicaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Springs Ambulance Service, Inc. v. City Of Rancho MirageCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Byre v. City of ChamberlainSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
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