Environmental & Energy
Sep. 9, 2026
Coastal Commission seeks dismissal of Pacific Pipeline lawsuit
State argues sovereign immunity protects the commission and says Pacific Pipeline's challenge to efforts to restart the Las Flores oil pipelines is premature.
The California Coastal Commission is asking a federal judge to dismiss claims brought by Pacific Pipeline Co. over efforts to restart the Las Flores oil pipelines, arguing the agency is protected by sovereign immunity and has not taken enforcement action against the company.
In a motion filed Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General Roxanne J. Carter argued Pacific Pipeline wrongly contends that California waived the commission's Eleventh Amendment immunity when the attorney general r...
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