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RESOLUTION NO. 4280
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA AUTHORIZING CERTAIN ACTION
IN RELATION TO THE CASE OF STATE OF CALI-
FORNIA, ET AL. V. AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION t: ET AL., CLASS ACTION "SMOG "
SUIT TO WHI H CITY IS A PARTY.
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia is represented by the Attorney
General of the State of California in a class action suit brought
by the State of California to require the defendants to install
certain smog devices, free of charge, on all automobiles manufactured
during a certain period of time and also for damages; and
WHEREAS, the State of California is dropping its claim
for damages in order to expedite the trial of the other issues
in the case, and because of an adverse ruling by the U. S. Supreme
Court in amother but similar case; and
WHEREAS, the State has requested the City to indicate
its agreement to the dropping of said damage claim;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Attorney is auth~rized to
execute a document in the following form:
liRE: STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ET AL. v. AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION, ET AL. (United States District Court, Central
District, Cal. No. 70-541R)
In connection with the above captioned matter, the City of Arcadia
authorizes the Attorney General to inform the Court in which said
case is pending that said City agrees to drop its damage claims
against the defendants if this will result in obtaining an early
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trial to determine the issues of liability and equitable relief.
Dated:
City Attorney"
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
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Arcadia held on the
18th day of July
, 1972, by the affirma-
tive vote of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Arth, Butterworth, Helms, Scott
and Hage
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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i ty Clerk of "t e City of Arcadia
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 18th day of July , 1972.
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