178 N.C. App. 197 - Ramey v. Easley’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “was removed from the Wrecker Rotation Services List for failing to: (1) respond to at least 75% of the calls made to him by the Highway Patrol; (2) maintain a current Department of Transportation inspection sticker on his large wrecker; and (3) have proper cables installed on his wreckers. .. . .[The p]laintiff sought a declaratory judgment for the wrecker rotation regulations to be declared illegal. He assert[ed that] federal law preempt[ed] the Highway Patrol’s ability to establish regulations for private wrecker companies to be included on its Wrecker Rotation Services List.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 213 N.C. App. 375 - Danny's Towing 2, Inc. v. North Carolina Department of Crime Control

2. “[i]n the interest of public safety, the Highway Patrol has delegated authority to promulgate regulations setting forth the requirements a private wrecker service must meet in order to be included and remain on the Highway Patrol’s Wrecker Rotation Services List. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-184 ; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-188 . The challenged regulations clearly relate to public highway safety. The trial court did not err in denying plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 213 N.C. App. 375 - Danny's Towing 2, Inc. v. North Carolina Department of Crime Control

3. “When reviewing a lower court's grant of summary judgment, our standard of review is de novo.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 192 N.C. App. 275 - Carroll v. Randolph County