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MINNESOTA AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION v. STINE

No. 15-2045 (JRT/KMM).

MINNESOTA AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION, MINNESOTA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION, ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS, AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, and AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS, Plaintiffs, v. JOHN LINC STINE, DAVE FREDERICKSON, MICHAEL ROTHMAN, and JULIE QUINN, Defendants, and NATIONAL BIODIESEL BOARD, MINNESOTA SOYBEAN GROWERS ASSOCIATION, MINNESOTA BIODIESEL COUNCIL, and IOWA BIODIESEL BOARD, Defendant-Intervenors.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

September 29, 2016.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1331
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question
Nature of Suit: 950 Constitutional - State Statute
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel R. Olson , Bassford Remele, PA.

Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association, Plaintiff, represented by Mark R. Bradford , Bassford Remele, PA, Melissa A. Romanzo , Hunton & Williams LLP, pro hac vice, Nash E. Long , Hunton & Williams LLP, pro hac vice, Stanford P. Hill , Bassford Remele, PA, Steven M. Sitek , Bassford Remele & William L. Wehrum , Hunton & williams LLP, pro hac vice.

Minnesota Trucking Association, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel R. Olson , Bassford Remele, PA, Mark R. Bradford , Bassford Remele, PA, Melissa A. Romanzo , Hunton & Williams LLP, pro hac vice, Nash E. Long , Hunton & Williams LLP, pro hac vice, Stanford P. Hill , Bassford Remele, PA, Steven M. Sitek , Bassford Remele & William L. Wehrum , Hunton & williams LLP, pro hac vice.

Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel R. Olson , Bassford Remele, PA, Mark R. Bradford , Bassford Remele, PA, Melissa A. Romanzo , Hunton & Williams LLP, pro hac vice, Nash E. Long , Hunton & Williams LLP, pro hac vice, Stanford P. Hill , Bassford Remele, PA, Steven M. Sitek , Bassford Remele & William L. Wehrum , Hunton & williams LLP, pro hac vice.

American Petroleum Institute, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel R. Olson , Bassford Remele, PA, Mark R. Bradford , Bassford Remele, PA, Melissa A. Romanzo , Hunton & Williams LLP, pro hac vice, Nash E. Long , Hunton & Williams LLP, pro hac vice, Stanford P. Hill , Bassford Remele, PA, Steven M. Sitek , Bassford Remele & William L. Wehrum , Hunton & williams LLP, pro hac vice.

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel R. Olson , Bassford Remele, PA, Mark R. Bradford , Bassford Remele, PA, Melissa A. Romanzo , Hunton & Williams LLP, pro hac vice, Nash E. Long , Hunton & Williams LLP, pro hac vice, Stanford P. Hill , Bassford Remele, PA, Steven M. Sitek , Bassford Remele & William L. Wehrum , Hunton & williams LLP, pro hac vice.

John Linc Stine, Defendant, represented by Ann E. Cohen & Karen D. Olson , Office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson.

Dave Frederickson, Defendant, represented by Ann E. Cohen , Minnesota Attorney General's Office & Karen D. Olson , Office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson.

Michael Rothman, Defendant, represented by Ann E. Cohen , Minnesota Attorney General's Office & Karen D. Olson , Office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson.

Julie Quinn, Defendant, represented by Ann E. Cohen , Minnesota Attorney General's Office & Karen D. Olson , Office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson.

National Biodiesel Board, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Anupama D. Sreekanth , Fredrikson & Byron, PA, Bryan M. Killian , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, pro hac vice, Richard D. Snyder , Fredrikson & Byron, PA & Sandra P. Franco , National Biodiesel Board, pro hac vice.

Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Anupama D. Sreekanth , Fredrikson & Byron, PA, Bryan M. Killian , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, pro hac vice & Richard D. Snyder , Fredrikson & Byron, PA.

Minnesota Biodiesel Council, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Anupama D. Sreekanth , Fredrikson & Byron, PA, Bryan M. Killian , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, pro hac vice & Richard D. Snyder , Fredrikson & Byron, PA.

Iowa Biodiesel Board, Intervenor Defendant, represented by Anupama D. Sreekanth , Fredrikson & Byron, PA, Bryan M. Killian , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, pro hac vice & Richard D. Snyder , Fredrikson & Byron, PA.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

This case is a dispute over a state law, called the Minnesota Mandate, which requires diesel fuel sold to consumers in Minnesota to contain a specific percentage of biodiesel. Currently, the required biodiesel blend is ten percent ("B10"), but the statute calls for an...

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