United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1981

68 opinions

FEDERAL FOOD SERVICE, INC., Harold E. Gelber, Appellants, v. The Honorable Raymond J. DONOVAN, Secretary of Labor, et al. 1981-03-20
Michael Moses SCHNEIDER also known as Nguyen Phi Khanh, a minor who sues by and through his next friends and adoptive parents, Gary and Sandra Schneider, et al. v. LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Melissa Hope MARCHETTI also known as Ngo Thi Hoa Thuong, a minor who sues by and through her next friends and adoptive parents, Dennis and Pamela Marchetti, et al. v. LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; James Matthew ZIMMERLY also known as Do Phi Hung, a minor who sues by and through his next friends and adoptive parents, Melvin E. and Wanda Zimmerly, etc. v. LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Deft. and Third Party Pltff., and The United States of America, Third Party Deft., Appellants 1981-06-17
UNITED STATES of America v. Charles J. CARNEY, Appellant 1981-06-29
UNITED STATES of America v. Harvey R. McCLINNHAN, Appellant 1981-07-09
Floyd H. LAMB, et al., Appellants, v. Arnold MILLER, President, United Mine Workers, et al. 1981-07-13
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC., Petitioner, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, Association of American Railroads, et al., Aluminum Association, Inc., Intervenors; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RECYCLING INDUSTRIES, INC., Petitioner, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., et al., Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel, Inc., National Steel Corporation (79-1582) American Paper Institute, Inc. (79-1590), Intervenors 1981-07-15
Honorable Ronald V. DELLUMS, et al., v. James M. POWELL, Chief, United States Capitol Police, and John N. Mitchell, Department of Justice, Appellants, Jerry V. Wilson, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department, et al. 1981-07-24
Laurie L. ABRAHAM, Appellant, v. GRAPHIC ARTS INTERNATIONAL UNION, et al. 1981-08-14
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF the STATE OF COLORADO, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Gas Research Institute, Northern Distributor Group, American Gas Association, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, Intervenors 1981-08-24
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO, HEADQUARTERS LOCAL 6885, Earl Jones, President, Burlene Windell, Ronald Bernstein, Sidney Coplon, Lewis Gerlach, E. Victor Hobbs, and Marie Rose, Appellants, and Linneaus M. Parker, David C. Drake, Jay D. Fadley, Joseph E. Hannigan, Naguib M. Mikheal, Thomas Norman, and Eugene E. Nowak, Intervenor-Appellants, v. AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO, Emmet Andrews, President, Richard Wevodau, United States Postal Service, and Edward Ward, Appellees 1981-09-01
MARINER WATER RENATURALIZER OF WASHINGTON, INC., Appellant, v. AQUA PURIFICATION SYSTEMS, INC., et al. 1981-09-01
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellant, v. WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, et al. 1981-09-01
The WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and the United States of America, Respondents, Graphnet, Inc., et al., Intervenors; The WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, ITT World Communications, Inc., et al., Intervenors; The WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, Southern Pacific Communications Company, et al., Intervenors; TRT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, RCA Global Communications, Inc., et al., Intervenors; ITT WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and the United States of America, Respondents, Western Union Telegraph Company, Intervenor; WESTERN UNION INTERNATIONAL, INC., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents; RCA GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC., Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, TRT Telecommunications Corporation, et al., Intervenors 1981-09-02
BRITISH CALEDONIAN AIRWAYS LIMITED, Petitioner, v. Langhorne BOND, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondent; BALAIR AG, LUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES, Swissair, Swiss Air Transport Company, LTD., Petitioners, v. Langhorne BOND, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondent, Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane-S.P.A., Intervenor 1981-09-02
Freda C. CLARK v. John O. MARSH, Jr., Secretary of the Army, Appellant, Robert L. Nelson, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), Department of the Army, et al. 1981-09-02
GAF CORPORATION, Appellant, v. TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY; GAF CORPORATION, Appellant, v. TRANSAMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY 1981-09-03
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, Petitioner, v. Douglas M. COSTLE, Administrator, and Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent, American Petroleum Institute and 15 of its member companies, Chemical Manufacturers Association, The St. Louis Regional Commerce & Growth Association, Natural Resources Defense Council, et al., The State of Oklahoma, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Intervenors; E.I. Du PONT De NEMOURS AND COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Douglas M. COSTLE, Administrator, and Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent; AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, et al., Petitioners, v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, and Douglas M. Costle, Administrator; CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, Petitioner, v. Douglas M. COSTLE, Administrator, and Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent; The NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. Douglas M. COSTLE, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent; CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, Petitioner, v. Douglas M. COSTLE, Administrator, and Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent; The CONNECTICUT LUNG ASSOCIATION, INC., Petitioner, v. Douglas M. COSTLE, Administrator of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent; SIERRA CLUB, Petitioner, v. Douglas M. COSTLE, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Respondent; COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA, ex rel. The STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, Petitioner, v. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and Douglas M. Costle, Administrator, Respondent; CITY OF HOUSTON, Texas, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY and Douglas M. Costle, Administrator, Respondent 1981-09-03
Margaret L. HITCHCOCK and Wilbur W. Hitchcock, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant; Margaret L. HITCHCOCK and Wilbur W. Hitchcock, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America 1981-09-03
The WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, ITT World Communications, Inc., Western Union International, Inc., RCA Global Communications, Inc., Trans-Lux Corporation, Intervenors (2 Cases); The WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, Graphnet, Inc., Trans-Lux Corporation, RCA Global Communications, Inc., Intervenors; The WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, Trans-Lux Corporation, RCA Global Communications, Inc., Intervenors; TRT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, RCA Global Communications, Inc., Western Union Telegraph Company, Western Union International, Inc., ITT World Communications, Inc., Intervenors; TRT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, RCA Global Communications, Inc., Trans-Lux Corporation, Intervenors 1981-09-03
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE, INC., et al. v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, et al.; FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, v. NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE, INC., et al. 1981-09-04
Mary Terese GRACE, Thaddeus Zywicki, Appellants, v. Warren E. BURGER, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, et al. 1981-09-08
Louis H. AIKENS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, Appellees 1981-09-08
The PERMIAN CORPORATION and Occidental Petroleum Corporation, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant 1981-09-09
Renoldo L. SPIVEY, et al. v. Marion BARRY, Jr., as Mayor of the District of Columbia, et al., Appellants, Louline Green, Intervenor 1981-09-09
MERCK & CO., INC., Appellant, v. Elmer B. STAATS, Comptroller, et al.; MERCK & CO., INC. v. Elmer B. STAATS, Comptroller, et al., Appellants 1981-09-10
Richard L. BAST, Appellant, v. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; Richard L. BAST, Appellant, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1981-09-10
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION FOR TELEVISION AND CHILDREN, Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Taft Broadcasting Company, Intervenor; WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION FOR TELEVISION AND CHILDREN, Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Taft Broadcasting Company, Intervenor 1981-09-11
JePhunneh LAWRENCE v. Elmer B. STAATS, Comptroller General of the United States General Accounting Office, et al., Appellants 1981-09-11
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS LOCAL UNION NO. 8, Petitioner, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD 1981-09-11
EXXON CORPORATION and Gulf Oil Corporation, Appellants Mobil Oil Corporation, et al. v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, et al. 1981-09-14
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, Petitioner, v. CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD, Respondent, Continental Airlines, Inc., Pacific Southwest Airlines, Intervenors; AIR CALIFORNIA, Petitioner, v. CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD, Respondent, Continental Airlines, Inc., Pacific Southwest Airlines, Intervenors 1981-09-21
The GROUP AGAINST SMOG AND POLLUTION, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent, American Iron and Steel Institute, Intervenor 1981-09-23
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, Southern Pacific Communications Company, United States Transmission Systems, Inc., Western Union Telegraph Company, Intervenors 1981-09-24
UNITED STATES of America v. John E. LEEK, Appellant 1981-09-24
Maurice C. DREICER, Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Appellee 1981-09-24
GENSTAR CHEMICAL LIMITED, Petitioner, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, Consolidated Rail Corporation, et al., Intervenors; GENSTAR CHEMICAL LIMITED v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, et al., Consolidated Rail Corporation, et al., Appellants; GENSTAR CHEMICAL LIMITED v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION United States of America, Appellants, Consolidated Rail Corporation, Norfolk and Western Railway Company, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Western Maryland Railway Company, Intervenors 1981-09-25
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. SAVOY INDUSTRIES, INC., et al. Appeal of S. Mort ZIMMERMAN 1981-09-28
Paul LAWRENCE, Appellant, v. Vernon D. ACREE, et al. 1981-09-28
PUBLIC CITIZEN HEALTH RESEARCH GROUP, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE, et al. National Capital Medical Foundation, Inc., Appellant; PUBLIC CITIZEN HEALTH RESEARCH GROUP v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE, Appellant National Capital Medical Foundation, Inc., et al.; PUBLIC CITIZEN HEALTH RESEARCH GROUP v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE, et al. American Association of Professional Standards Review Organizations, (Intervenor-Deft.), Appellant 1981-09-30
Vincent C. THOMAS, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Ann Nash Bottorff, Deceased, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, a California Corporation, Defendant & third-party plaintiff v. The UNITED STATES of America, Third-party defendant, Appellant 1981-09-30
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION v. John O. MARSH, Jr., in his official capacity as Secretary, Department of the Army, et al. North Dakota State Water Commission, Appellant 1981-09-30
Edward L. MURNANE, Appellant, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, (Plaintiff-Intervenor), v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.; Edward L. MURNANE, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, (Plaintiff-Intervenor), Appellant, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 1981-10-01
KEENE CORPORATION v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, et al. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Appellant; KEENE CORPORATION, Appellant, v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, et al.; KEENE CORPORATION v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Appellant; KEENE CORPORATION v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Appellant, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, et al 1981-10-01
M. B. SCHNAPPER, Public Affairs Press (A corporation of the State of Delaware), Appellants, v. William E. FOLEY, Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts of the Supreme Court, et al. 1981-10-01
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, Petitioner, v. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents 1981-10-01
UNITED STATES of America, v. Henning HELDT and Duke Snider, Appellants; UNITED STATES of America, v. Mary Sue HUBBARD, Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, v. Sharon THOMAS, Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, v. Gregory WILLARDSON, Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, v. Richard WEIGAND, Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, v. Cindy RAYMOND, Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, v. Gerald Bennett WOLFE, Appellant; UNITED STATES of America, v. Mitchell HERMANN, Appellant 1981-10-02
In re SEARCH WARRANT DATED JULY 4, 1977, FOR PREMISES AT 2125 S STREET, NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C. Appeal of UNITED STATES. In re SEARCH WARRANT DATED JULY 4, 1977, FOR PREMISES AT 2125 S STREET, NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C. Appeal of FOUNDING CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY 1981-10-02
Bruce A. SAUNDERS, v. TEAMSTERS LOCAL 639, EMPLOYEES PENSION TRUST, et al., Appellants 1981-10-05
STATE OF CALIFORNIA Acting By and Through Governor Edmund G. BROWN, Jr., The California Coastal Commission, The California Air Resources Board, The California Resources Agency, and The California Department of Conservation, Petitioners, v. James G. WATT, Secretary of the Interior and the United States Department of the Interior, Respondents, American Petroleum Institute, et al., Intervenors; STATE OF ALASKA, Petitioner, v. James G. WATT, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, United States Department of the Interior, Respondents, American Petroleum Institute, et al., Intervenors; NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC., Sierra Club, Conservation Law Foundation of New England, Inc., and Friends of the Earth, Petitioners, v. James G. WATT, Secretary of the Interior, and the United States Department of the Interior, Respondents, American Petroleum Institute, et al., Intervenors; NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH, Jacob Adams, Mayor of the North Slope Borough, and Lloyd Ahvakana, Petitioners, v. James G. WATT, Secretary of the Interior and the United States Department of the Interior, Respondents, American Petroleum Institute, et al., Intervenors 1981-10-06
Yanci DUPREE, Appellant, v. Burtell JEFFERSON, et al. 1981-10-06
GREYHOUND LINES, INC., Petitioner, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents, Trailways Tamiami, Inc., Intervenor 1981-10-09
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. The FUNDPACK, INC., et al. Appeal of Morrie SCHACTMAN 1981-10-13
Emma J. CRAIGG, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. Albert P. RUSSO, Director, Department of Human Resources, et al., Appellants 1981-10-14
Russell N. SHEWMAKER, Appellant, v. Daniel MINCHEW 1981-10-14
NEPCO MUNICIPAL RATE COMMITTEE and the Electric Departments and Plants of Ashburnham, et al., Petitioners v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, New England Power Company, Dennis J. Roberts, II, Attorney General of Rhode Island, Intervenors; NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, NEPCO Municipal Rate Committee, et al., Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, et al., Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Co., Intervenors; NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, NEPCO Municipal Rate Committee, et al., Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, et al., Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Co., Intervenors; NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, NEPCO Municipal Rate Committee, et al., Intervenors; NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent, Dennis J. Roberts, II, Attorney General of Rhode Island, et al., Intervenors 1981-10-15
Winthrop F. DAVIS, Appellant, v. CHEVY CHASE FINANCIAL LIMITED and B. Francis Saul 1981-10-15
Lam QUY, et al. v. AIR AMERICA, INC., Appellant 1981-10-20
NATIONAL BLACK UNITED FUND, INC., v. Donald J. DEVINE, Director, United States Office of Personnel Management, United Way of America, Appellant 1981-10-20
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL, Petitioner, v. CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD, Respondent, Fleming International Airways, Inc., Intervenor; AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL, Petitioner, v. CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD, Respondent, Federal Express Corporation, Intervenor; AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL, Petitioner, v. CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD, Respondent, Pacific Alaska Airlines, Inc., Intervenor 1981-10-30
Dr. Endre UNGAR, et al., Appellants, v. William French SMITH, Attorney General of the United States 1981-10-30
John Christopher DOYLE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al. 1981-11-06
GREYHOUND CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents 1981-11-06
Robert I. SCHATTNER, Doing Business as the R. Schattner Company, Appellant, v. GIRARD, INC., an Illinois Corporation, et al.; Robert I. SCHATTNER, Doing Business as The R. Schattner Company v. GIRARD, INC., an Illinois Corporation, et al., Appellants 1981-11-06
Roger A. PIES v. UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, et al., Appellants 1981-11-06
Ronald TUCK, Appellant, v. PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION, et al. 1981-11-13
WORTHINGTON COMPRESSORS, INC., Appellant, v. Anne M. GORSUCH, Individually and as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, et al., Appellees; GARDNER-DENVER COMPANY, Appellant, v. Anne M. GORSUCH, Individually and as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, et al., Appellees; SCHRAMM, INC., Appellant, v. Anne M. GORSUCH, Individually and as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, et al., Appellees; INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, Appellant, v. Anne M. GORSUCH, Individually and as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, et al., Appellees 1981-11-20
Maurice BUTLER, et al., Petitioners, v. CONTINENTAL WESTERN LINES, A DIVISION OF TRAILWAYS, INC., et al. 1981-11-20
Gabina Camacho LOPEZ v. Manuel RODRIGUEZ and Mirtha Rodriguez, Appellants 1981-11-20