CITY OF ROCHESTER v. BOND

No. 78-1352.

603 F.2d 927 (1979)

CITY OF ROCHESTER, a Municipal Corporation in the State of New York, et al., Appellants, v. Langhorne M. BOND, Individually and as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 29, 1979.

As Amended May 25, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry A. Stumpf, Rochester, N. Y., was on the brief for appellants.

Robert W. Frantz, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom James W. Moorman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Walter J. Postula, and Robert L. Klarquist, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellees.

Samuel Miller, Washington, D. C., and Frank S. Hagelberg, Rochester, N. Y., also entered appearances for appellee Malrite Broadcasting, Inc. and Malrite of New York, Inc.

Before BAZELON, TAMM and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by WILKEY, Circuit Judge.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

The sole question in this appeal is whether the district court had subject-matter jurisdiction over appellants' controversies with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). The district court dismissed the suit, finding that jurisdiction lies exclusively in the courts of appeals.1 We affirm its decision....

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