Rivas

These consolidated appeals involve four cases in which the district court granted a permanent injunction under the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (“ICCTA”). The district court found that Defendant motor carriers had entered into past contracts with Plaintiffs that did not comply with one of the Truth-in-Leasing regulations promulgated pursuant to the Motor Carrier Act; the injunction directed Defendants to comply. Plaintiffs in all four cases appeal the court’s injunction as too narrow, claiming that it should have required Defendants’ compliance with four additional regulatory provisions. Plaintiffs also appeal the court’s denial of attorneys’ fees. In addition, Plaintiff Renteria appeals a grant of summary judgment to Defendant K & R Transportation on Renteria’s claims based on violations of the California Insurance Code. We conclude that Plaintiffs lacked standing because: (1) the regulatory violations for which they sought injunctive relief caused them no injury, depriving them of Article III standing; and (2) the ICCTA would have an impermissible retroactive effect if it conferred standing to bring claims for damages on the basis of contracts executed before…