San Diego Unified Port District, and Air Transport Association of America, Intervening v. Adriana Gianturco

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651 F.2d 1306

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 21, 198178-3260California8,439 words

Opinion

We must determine whether the doctrine of federal preemption prevents the State of California from directing a political subdivision to impose a curfew on aircraft flights. In making our determination, we interpret the Supreme Court’s decision in City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc., 411 U.S. 624 , 93 S.Ct. 1854 , 36 L.Ed.2d 547 (1973), and later federal statutes. We affirm the district court which concluded that the state could not impose these curfew regulations.

The political subdivision which asserts the invalidity of the state’s attempted imposition of a curfew is the San Diego Unified Port District. The Port District owns and operates San Diego International Airport, Lindbergh Field. Lindbergh Field is the principal airport serving San Diego, and is near the downtown area. Five million passengers pass through the airport each year. This volume of traffic requires frequent jet flights, which produce jet noise that has vexed local residents for some years.

The Port District has attempted to accommodate the needs of commerce and the quiet of San Diego residential areas, by, among other things, unilaterally imposing a midnight to 6:00 a. m. curfew on all commercial…

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Parties

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT-, and Air Transport Association of America, Intervening-
Plaintiff
Adriana GIANTURCO-
Defendant

Judges

Wright
Tang
Curtis

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