United States Fourth Circuit

On its face, City's resolution relating to its Maritime Center docks conflicts with duly adopted regulations of the federal government, and conflicts with federal law in a panoply of other ways, therefore, it must be held preempted.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/03/2000
• Decided 10/31/2002
• Published 10/31/2002

Judges

• Before LUTTIG and MOTZ, Circuit Judges, and GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  David Earl Frulla, Brand & Frulla, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Timothy Alan Domin, Clauson & Staubes, L.L.C., Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Andrew D. Herman, Brand & Frulla, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Robert G. Clawson, Jr., Clauson & Staubes, L.L.C., Charleston, South Carolina;  William B. Regan, Regan & Cantwell, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee.