INTERN. BHD. OF TEAMSTERS v. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER

No. 18-73488, No. 19-70323, No. 19-70329, No. 19-70413.

986 F.3d 841 (2021)

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 2785; Everardo Luna, Petitioners, v. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, Respondent, William B. Trescott, Intervenor. International Brotherhood of Teamsters; International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 848; Charles "Lucky" Lepins; Julio Garcia; Jesus Maldonado; Jose Paz, Petitioners, v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Department of Transportation, Respondents. Labor Commissioner for the State of California, Petitioner, v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Respondent. Duy Nam Ly; Phillip Morgan, Petitioners, v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Department of Transportation, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 15, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deepak Gupta (argued), Jonathan E. Taylor , Gregory A. Beck , and Neil K. Sawhney , Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, D.C.; Stan Saltzman , Marlin & Saltzman, Agoura Hills, California; for Petitioners Duy Nam Ly and Phillip Morgan.

Miles E. Locker (argued), Attorney, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Department of Industrial Relations, San Francisco, California; Xavier Becerra , Attorney General; Satoshi Yanai , Supervising Deputy Attorney General; Marisa Hernàndez-Stern , Deputy Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Los Angeles, California; for Petitioner Labor Commissioner for the State of California.

Julie Gutman Dickinson , Ira L. Gottlieb , Kiel B. Ireland , and Hector De Haro , Bush Gottlieb, Glendale, California, for Petitioner International Brotherhood of Teamsters, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 848; Charles "Lucky" Lepins; Julio Garcia; Jesus Maldonado; and Jose Paz.

David A. Rosenfeld and Caitlin Gray , Weinberg Roger & Rosenfeld, Alameda, California, for Petitioners International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 2785, and Everardo Luna.

William B. Trescott, Bay City, Texas, pro se Intervenor.

Jennifer L. Utrecht (argued) and Mark B. Stern , Appellate Staff; Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General; Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Steven G. Bradbury , General Counsel; Paul M. Geier , Assistant General Counsel; Charles E. Enloe , Trial Attorney; United States Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C.; Alan Hanson , Chief Counsel; Charles J. Fromm , Deputy Chief Counsel; Sue Lawless , Assistant Chief Counsel; Tracy M. White , Attorney-Advisor; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Washington, D.C.; for Respondents.

Adam Berger , Schroeter Goldmark & Bender, Seattle, Washington; Daniel F. Johnson , Breskin Johnson & Townsend PLLC, Seattle, Washington; Aaron Kaufmann , Leonard Carder LLP, Oakland, California; Ashley Westby , National Employment Lawyers Association/The Employee Rights Advocacy Institute for Law & Policy, Washington, D.C.; for Amici Curiae State and National Employment Lawyers Associations.

Robert W. Ferguson , Attorney General; Anastasia Sandstrom , Seattle, Washington; for Amicus Curiae Washington State.

David R. Krause-Leemon , Beaudoin & Krause-Leemon LLP, Sherman Oaks, California; Aaron Parker , PODS Enterprises LLC, Clearwater, Florida; Carl Bentzel , Bentzel Strategies LLC, Bowie, Maryland; Bob Fatovic , Ryder Systems Inc., Miami, Florida; for Amici Curiae Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association, PODS Enterprises LLC, Ryder System Inc., and Western States Trucking Association.

Richard Pianka , ATA Litigation Center, Arlington, Virginia, for Amici Curiae American Trucking Associations Inc., California Trucking Association, Washington Trucking Associations, Intermodal Association of North America, and American Moving and Storage Association.

Spencer C. Skeen , Tim L. Johnson , and Nikolas T. Djordjevski , Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart P.C., San Diego, California, for Amicus Curiae National Armored Car Association.

Adam Smedstad , Scopelitis Garvin Light Hanson & Feary P.C., Seattle, Washington; James H. Hanson , Scopelitis Garvin Light Hanson & Feary P.C., Indianapolis, Indiana; for Amici Curiae CRST Expedited Inc., FAF Inc., Heartland Express Inc. of Iowa, John Christner Trucking LLC, Penske Logistics LLC, Penske Truck Leasing Co. L.P., Rail Delivery Services Inc., and U.S. Xpress Inc.

Malcolm A. Heinicke and Joseph D. Lee , Munger Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, California; Daryl Joseffer and Tara S. Morrissey , U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; for Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States.

Before: Jacqueline H. Nguyen, Andrew D. Hurwitz, and Daniel A. Bress, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), an agency within the Department of Transportation, is tasked with issuing regulations on commercial motor vehicle safety. The FMCSA also has authority to determine that state laws on commercial motor vehicle safety are preempted, based on criteria Congress...

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