NADER v. VOLPE

No. 71-1211.

475 F.2d 916 (1973)

Ralph NADER v. John VOLPE, Secretary of Transportation, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

January 12, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Walter H. Fleischer and Mrs. Greer S. Goldman, Attys., Dept. of Justice, were on the motion for appellants.

Mr. Howard A. Heffron, Washington, D.C., was on the opposition to the motion for appellee.

Before WRIGHT, TAMM and McCREE, Circuit Judges.


J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Appellee Nader brought an action in the District Court seeking a declaration that appellant Secretary of Transportation had exceeded his authority under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, 15 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. (1970), by granting Checker Motors Corporation a temporary exemption from the effective date of a Motor Vehicle Safety Standard promulgated by the Secretary. Appellants sought to have the...

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