MOTOR & EQUIPMENT MFRS. ASS'N v. NICHOLS

Nos. 96-1392 and 96-1397.

142 F.3d 449 (1998)

MOTOR & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, et al., Petitioners, v. Mary D. NICHOLS, Assistant Administrator and Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents, American Automobile Manufacturers Association, et al., Intervenors. MOTOR & EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, et al., Petitioners, v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and Carol M. Browner, Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Respondents, American Automobile Manufacturers Association and Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Conlon argued the cause in No. 96-1392 for petitioners, with whom Marc L. Fleischaker, Donald B. Mitchell, Jr., Evan S. Stolove, John Russell Deane, III, Christopher J. Kersting, Basil J. Mezines and Michael T. Reid were on the briefs. Louis R. Marchese entered an appearance.

Michael J. Horowitz, Attorney, Environmental Protection Agency, argued the causes for respondents, with whom Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Jeffrey K. Lee, Attorney, and Jonathan Z. Cannon, General Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency, were on the brief. Karen L. Egbert, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, entered an appearance.

Clifford T. Lee, Deputy Attorney General, State of California, argued the cause in No. 96-1392 for intervenor California Air Resources Board, with whom Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, and Michael Terris, Senior Staff Counsel, California Air Resources Board, were on the brief.

John H. Beisner, John A. Rogovin, Martha Dye, Richard A. Penna, Howard E. Shapiro, V. Mark Slywynsky, Charles H. Lockwood and John T. Whatley were on the brief in No. 96-1392 for intervenors American Automobile Manufacturers Association and Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Inc.

Marc L. Fleischaker argued the cause in No. 96-1397 for petitioners, with whom Donald B. Mitchell, Jr., Evan S. Stolove, John Russell Deane, III, Christopher J. Kersting, Basil J. Mezines, Michael J. Conlon and Michael T. Reid were on the briefs. Louis R. Marchese entered an appearance.

John H. Beisner argued the cause in No. 96-1397 for intervenors, with whom John A. Rogovin, Martha Dye, Richard A. Penna, Howard E. Shapiro, V. Mark Slywynsky, Charles H. Lockwood and John T. Whatley were on the brief.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, WALD and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

These two appeals present Clean Air Act ("CAA" or "the Act") challenges to California's latest round of automobile on-board emissions diagnostic device ("OBD") regulations. Petitioners are a number of associations that represent businesses that manufacture, rebuild, and sell car parts in what is known as the automobile "aftermarket," in that the parts they make and sell are meant to replace the parts installed by the original automobile manufacturers...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases