PAC Anchor Transportation, Inc. v. California

Petition for certiorari denied on February 23, 2015

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
14-491	Cal.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2014

Issue: Whether California"s enforcement of its labor and employment laws against motor carriers by means of a claim of unfair competition under the state"s Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code "" 17200 et seq., is state regulation of competition between motor carriers that is preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act, 49 U.S.C. § 14501(c)(1), and therefore unconstitutional.

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Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, February 21, 2015)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
10/27/2014	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 28, 2014)
11/03/2014	Waiver of right of respondent California, ex rel. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California to respond filed.
11/07/2014	Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners.
11/19/2014	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 5, 2014.
11/21/2014	Response Requested . (Due December 22, 2014)
12/08/2014	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 21, 2015.
12/11/2014	Brief amicus curiae of California Trucking Association filed.
01/21/2015	Brief of respondent California, ex rel. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California in opposition filed.
02/04/2015	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 20, 2015.
02/04/2015	Reply of petitioners PAC Anchor Transportation, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
02/23/2015	Petition DENIED.