United States Ninth Circuit

A municipal ordinance which restricts the ability of residents and businesses to haul their own garbage and requires them to use a city owned and operated landfill does not violate the Commerce Clause.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/20/2000
• Decided 03/12/2001
• Published 03/12/2001

Judges

• Before:  REAVLEY,O'SCANNLAIN, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jackson Schmidt (argued), Pepple Johnson Cantu & Schmidt, PLLC, Seattle, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robin Jenkinson, Elizabeth Pauli, Leah Whitman (argued), City Attorney's Office, Tacoma, Washington, for the defendant-appellee.