District Court, C.D. California August 17, 1981, CV 81-1519 (Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los Angeles)

DECISION GRANTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

HAUK, Chief Judge.

On March 23, 1981, by a vote of 11 to 1, the Los Angeles City Council voted in effect to allow the ordinance which permitted the plaintiff Golden State Transit Corporation, doing business as Yellow Cab of Los Angeles (“Yellow Cab”), to operate its taxicab franchise within the City limits to expire on midnight March 31, 1981.