AGG ENTERPRISES v. WASHINGTON COUNTY

Nos. 00-35449, 00-35511, 00-35509, 00-35510.

281 F.3d 1324 (2002)

AGG ENTERPRISES, Oregon corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, United States of America, Intervenor, v. WASHINGTON COUNTY; City of Beaverton, Defendants, Pride Disposal Co.; Swatco Sanitary Service Inc.; United Disposal Service Inc.; Hillsboro Garbage Disposal Inc.; Washington County Drop Box Service Inc.; West Beaverton Sanitary Service Inc., Intervenors, and Oregon Refuse & Recycling Association, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant. AGG Enterprises, Oregon corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Washington County; City of Beaverton, Defendants, Pride Disposal Co.; Swatco Sanitary Service Inc.; United Disposal Service Inc.; Hillsboro Garbage Disposal Inc.; Washington County Drop Box Service Inc.; West Beaverton Sanitary Service Inc.; Aloha Garbage & Recycling Inc.; Don's Garbage Service; Garbarino Disposal & Recycling Service Inc., Intervenors-Appellants, Oregon Refuse & Recycling Association, Defendant-Intervenor. AGG Enterprises, Oregon corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, United States of America, Intervenor, v. Washington County, Defendant-Appellant, and City of Beaverton, Defendant, Pride Disposal Co.; Swatco Sanitary Service Inc.; United Disposal Service Inc.; Hillsboro Garbage Disposal Inc.; Washington County Drop Box Service Inc.; West Beaverton Sanitary Service Inc.; Aloha Garbage & Recycling Inc.; Don's Garbage Service; Garbarino Disposal & Recycling Service Inc., Intervenors, Oregon Refuse & Recycling Association, Defendant-Intervenor. AGG Enterprises, Oregon corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Washington County, Defendant, Oregon Refuse & Recycling Association, Defendant-Intervenor. Pride Disposal Co.; Swatco Sanitary Service Inc.; United Disposal Service Inc.; Hillsboro Garbage Disposal Inc.; Washington County Drop Box Service Inc.; West Beaverton Sanitary Service Inc.; Aloha Garbage & Recycling Inc.; Don's Garbage Service; Garbarino Disposal & Recycling Service Inc., Intervenors, and City Of Beaverton, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan R. Olsen, Washington County Counsel, Hillsboro, OR, and Williams J. Scheiderich, City Attorney's Office, Beaverton, OR, for the defendants-appellants.

Barnes H. Ellis, James N. Westwood, Stephen A. Redshaw, Stoel Rives LLP, G. Frank Hammond, Cable Huston Benedict Haagensen & Lloyd LLP, Edward J. Sullivan, James R. Herald, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, Portland, OR, for intervenors-appellants and defendant-intervenor-appellant.

Lawrence R. Davidson, Jeffrey M. Batchelor and Paul Bierly, Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf, P.C., Portland, OR, for plaintiff-appellee.

Mark B. Stern, Dana J. Martin, Department of Justice Civil Division, Washington, DC, for intervenor.

Jay W. Beattie, Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler, LLP, Portland, OR, John Douglas Moore, Henn, Etzel and Moore, Inc., Oakland, CA, Robert B. Rocklin, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, OR, Scott M. DuBoff, Wright & Talisman, P.C., Washington, DC, Richard E. Norris, Mark S. Coon, and John L. Kortum, Archer Norris, Richmond, CA, Vicki W.W. Lai, Yarmuth Wilsdon Calfo PLLC, Seattle, WA, John Kelly Astor, Astor & Phillips, John J. Welsh, Burke, Williams & Sorenen, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, James K. Sells, Silverdale, WA, Todd E. Thompson, Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, San Francisco, CA, for amici curiae.

Before HUG, T.G. NELSON and GOULD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

GOULD, Circuit Judge.

OVERVIEW

Defendants-Appellants City of Beaverton and Washington County, Oregon appeal the district court's entry of a permanent injunction preventing them from enforcing their trash-hauling regulations against plaintiff-appellee AGG Enterprises ("AGG"). AGG collects and disposes of loads of construction materials-mixed solid waste containing part recyclables and part non-recyclables — from its nonresidential...

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