California Trucking Association v. South Coast Air Quality Management District et al

Filing 168

JUDGMENT by Judge John A. Kronstadt. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Judgment is entered in favor of Defendants South Coast Air Quality Management District and the Governing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management Distri ct, the State of California and the California Air Resources Board, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, People's Collective for Environmental Justice, Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, Communities for a Bette r Environment, and Environmental Defense Fund and against Plaintiffs California Trucking Association and Airlines for America, in accordance with and for the reasons stated in the Courts Order denying Plaintiffs' motions for summar y judgment and granting summary judgment to Defendants as to the claims brought under the CAA, ADA, and FAAAA. Plaintiffs' claims brought under the CAA, ADA, and FAAAA are dismissed on the merits and with prejudice. The dismissal is a lso on the merits and with prejudice as to Plaintiffs' requests for declaratory and injunctive relief on their claims brought under the CAA, ADA, and FAAAA. Plaintiffs shall take nothing from Defendants. Each party shall bear its own attorney's fees, expenses, and costs. IT IS SO ORDERED. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (yl)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CALIFORNIA TRUCKING
ASSOCIATION,

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v.

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SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, et al.,

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JUDGMENT

Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:21-cv-06341-JAK (MRWx)
JS-6: CASE TERMINATED

Defendants.
AND RELATED CLAIMS

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After considering the moving and opposing papers and evidence, the arguments of
counsel at the hearing on April 17, 2023, and the parties’ stipulation that each had
received adequate notice that the Court could grant summary judgment to either
Plaintiffs or Defendants with respect to the claims brought under the federal Clean Air
Act (“CAA”), Airline Deregulation Act (“ADA”), and/or Federal Aviation
Administration Authorization Act (“FAAAA”), the Court issued an Order denying
Plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment and granting summary judgment to
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Defendants with respect to the claims brought under the CAA, ADA, and FAAAA. The

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parties thereafter filed a joint stipulation and consent motion to dismiss with prejudice

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Plaintiffs’ remaining state law claims, which the Court has granted.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that

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Judgment is entered in favor of Defendants South Coast Air Quality Management

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District and the Governing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District,

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the State of California and the California Air Resources Board, East Yard Communities

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for Environmental Justice, People’s Collective for Environmental Justice, Sierra Club,

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Natural Resources Defense Council, Communities for a Better Environment, and

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Environmental Defense Fund and against Plaintiffs California Trucking Association and

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Airlines for America, in accordance with and for the reasons stated in the Court’s Order

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denying Plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment and granting summary judgment to

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Defendants as to the claims brought under the CAA, ADA, and FAAAA. Plaintiffs’

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claims brought under the CAA, ADA, and FAAAA are dismissed on the merits and with

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prejudice. The dismissal is also on the merits and with prejudice as to Plaintiffs’ requests

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for declaratory and injunctive relief on their claims brought under the CAA, ADA, and

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FAAAA. Plaintiffs shall take nothing from Defendants. Each party shall bear its own

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attorney’s fees, expenses, and costs.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 18, 2024

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John A. Kronstadt

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United States District Judge

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