City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams

Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 19, 2005
Decided March 22, 2005
Full case nameCity of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams
Docket no.03-1601
Citations544 U.S. 113 (more)
125 S. Ct. 1453; 161 L. Ed. 2d 316
Case history
PriorAbrams v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, 354 F.3d 1094 (9th Cir. 2004); cert. granted, 542 U.S. 965 (2004).
SubsequentOn remand, 406 F.3d 1094 (9th Cir. 2005).
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityScalia, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer
ConcurrenceBreyer, joined by O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg
ConcurrenceStevens (in judgment)
Laws applied
42 U.S.C. § 1983, Telecommunications Act

City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams, 544 U.S. 113 (2005), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that the Telecommunications Act (TCA) precluded damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983[1] because it provided a comprehensive remedial scheme. Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams is a part of the Sea Clammers Doctrine line of cases.[2]

  1. ^ 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
  2. ^ See Middlesex County Sewerage Auth. v. Sea Clammers, 453 U.S. 1 (1981).