SCHNEIDER v. FEINBERG

Docket Nos. 03-6124, 03-6130.

345 F.3d 135 (2003)

Cheryl SCHNEIDER, individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Ian Schneider, deceased, and on behalf of the next of kin, Plaintiff-Appellant, and June Colaio, as administrator of the Estate of Mark J. Colaio, deceased, Victor J. Colaio, as administrator of the Estate of Stephen J. Colaio, deceased, Frank John Aquilino, as administrator of the Estate of Frank Thomas Aquilino, Geraldine Davie, as administrator of the Estate of Amy O'Doherty, deceased, Joanne Lovett, as administrator of the Estate of Brian F. Nunez, deceased, Nancy Pedicini, as administrator of the Estate of Thomas E. Pedicini, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Maria A. Waring, as administrator of the Estate of James A. Waring, deceased, Plaintiff, v. Kenneth R. FEINBERG, Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States, United States Department of Justice, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: September 26, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN F. CAMBRIA, Salans, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant Cheryl Schneider.

JONATHAN C. REITER, Law Firm of Broder & Reiter, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs-Appellants June Colaio, et al.

ROBERT D. McCALLUM, JR., Associate Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Douglas N. Letter, Attorney, Sharon Swingle, Attorney; James B. Comey, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Andrew W. Schilling, Assistant United States Attorney, Sara L. Shudofsky, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief) for Defendants-Appellants Kenneth R. Feinberg, et al.

Before: CARDAMONE, JACOBS, POOLER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

In September 2001, Congress created the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund (the "Fund"), Title IV of the Air Transportation and Safety and System Stabilization Act of 2001, Pub.L. No. 107-42, 115 Stat. 230 (2001) (the "Act"), which authorizes the Attorney General to issue regulations governing compensation from the Fund and to designate a Special Master to administer it. The stated purpose of the Act is "to provide compensation to any individual (or...

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