INDEPENDENT TOWERS, WA v. WASHINGTON

No. 02-35262.

350 F.3d 925 (2003)

INDEPENDENT TOWERS OF WASHINGTON, on behalf of themselves and a class of businesses and persons similarly situated; Stormy Glick, an individual on behalf of himself and a class of businesses and persons similarly situated, dba/A & A Towing, dba/Aberdeen Honda Towing, dba/Harbor Towing, dba/Whitney's Towing; Mark Greves, an individual on behalf of himself and a class of businesses and persons similarly situated, dba/Allicat Towing; Presley, an individual on behalf of himself and a class of businesses and persons similarly situated, dba/City Wide Towing, dba/Great Northwest Towing; Jerry Goodard, an individual on behalf of himself and a class of businesses and persons similarly situated, dba/Jerry's Automotive & Towing; Rick Greves, an individual on behalf of himself and a class of businesses and persons similarly situated, dba/Rick's Towing & Automotive Inc.; Donald Roundtree, an individual on behalf of himself and a class of businesses and persons similarly situated, dba/Seattle Central Towing, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. State of WASHINGTON; Ronald W. Serpas, Chief, Washington State Patrol; Fred Stephens, Director, Washington State Department of Licensing, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shawn Timothy Newman and Hugh McGavick, Olympia, Washington, for the plaintiffs-appellants.

Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, Diane McDaniel, Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, Washington, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: Beety B. FLETCHER, Melvin BRUNETTI, and M. Margaret McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted June 6, 2003 — Seattle, Washington.

OPINION

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.

The extent to which state and local regulation of towing companies is preempted under federal law has been the subject of much litigation. We have previously considered the issue in the context of California regulations. See Tocher v. City of Santa Ana, 219 F.3d 1040, 1045 (9th Cir.2000) (abrogated in part by

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