Lujan v. G & G Fire Sprinklers, Inc.
Lujan v. G & G Fire Sprinklers, Inc., 532 U.S. 189 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case decided in 2001. The case concerned a provision of the California Labor Code which allowed the state to withhold payment to contractors or subcontractors if found in breach of contract, without a specific hearing on the matter. The Court upheld the provision because the companies were still able to pursue a claim in state court.
| Lujan v. G & G Fire Sprinklers, Inc. | |
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| Argued February 26, 2001 Decided April 17, 2001 | |
| Full case name | Arthur S. Lujan, Labor Commissioner of California, et al., v. G & G Fire Sprinklers, Incorporated |
| Citations | 532 U.S. 189 (more) 121 S. Ct. 1446; 149 L. Ed. 2d 391 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | C.D. of CA grants summary judgement to Respondents, G & G Fire Sprinklers, Inc. v. Bradshaw, 156 F.3d 893, 898 (CA9 1998) (Bradshaw I), Ninth Circuit affirms C.D. of CA, rehearing after intervening Supreme Court case 204 F.3d, at 943 |
| Subsequent | Ninth Circuit Reversed, injunction vacated |
| Holding | |
| Even though there is no hearing under the state contractual scheme, because plaintiffs can bring claims in state court, there is no violation of due process | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Rehnquist, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. VIX | |
Opinion of the Court
Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the unanimous Opinion of the Court, reversing the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals which had ruled the contested labor code regulation unconstitutional. Rehnquist stated that the companies involved would still be able to have the contract dispute reviewed in state court, despite the fact that the immediate withholding of funds was without a hearing. In sum he reasoned, "[I]f California makes ordinary judicial process available to G & G for resolving its contractual dispute, that process is due process."[1]
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External links
- Text of Lujan v. G&G Fire Sprinklers, Inc., 532 U.S. 189 (2001) is available from: Cornell CourtListener Google Scholar Justia Oyez (oral argument audio)