Auto Service, Inc. v. Shell Oil Company

992 F.2d 920 DuFRESNE'S AUTO SERVICE, INC.; Bobby L. Chaney; Denman Bird; Gerald Cochran; Bruce Chapman; Doll's Service Co., Inc.; Robert Peck; Dwight Estby Enterprises, Inc.; Gordon Olson; Norris Olson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-35709. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 2, 1993. Decided April 30, 1993. David S. Shannon, Shannon, Johnson & Bailey, Portland, OR, for plaintiffs-appellants. William N. Mehlhaf, Markowitz, Herbold, Glade & Mehlhaf, Portland, OR, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before: TANG, POOLE and RYMER, Circuit Judges. RYMER, Circuit Judge: 1 A group of Shell-brand gasoline dealers in the Portland, Oregon area appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Shell Oil Company in an action under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (PMPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 2801-2806 (1978). The dealers seek declaratory relief and damages for termination and nonrenewal without notice of their franchises and franchise relationships. These claims arise out of Shell's 1987 assignment…