Turo Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND
The Court finds this motion appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. Accordingly, the hearing date of August 3, 2020, is hereby vacated. Plaintiff and counterdefendant Turo Inc. (“Turo”) operates an online and mobile peer-to-peer car sharing platform whose users conduct business across the country, including at Los Angeles International Airport (“LAX”). Defendant and counterclaimant City of Los Angeles (“City”), which operates LAX, determined that Turo’s operations are subject to the City’s regulations that apply to enterprises that transact business at LAX. Turo disputes this determination. On July 12, 2018, Turo filed this action to obtain a declaration that the City cannot enforce its LAX regulations against Turo. See ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”). The City filed a countercomplaint on February 21, 2020 that seeks to enforce those regulations, enjoin Turo and several individual counterdefendant hosts from trespassing on LAX premises, and recover for Turo’s unlawful business practices. See ECF No. 80 (“CC”).