PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COM'N v. U.S.

No. 85-1544.

812 F.2d 8 (1987)

PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America and the Interstate Commerce Commission, Respondents, Air Couriers International, Inc., National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Kirk House, with whom Charles F. Hoffman, Harrisburg, Pa., was on brief for petitioner.

Timm Abendroth, Atty., Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D.C., for respondents. Robert S. Burk, Gen. Counsel, Henri F. Rush, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Essie F. Stevens, Atty., Interstate Commerce Commission, John J. Powers and John P. Forte, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on brief for respondents. Catherine G. O'Sullivan and Robert B. Nicholson, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for respondents.

John M. Ballenger, Alexandria, Va., was on brief for intervenor, Air Couriers International, Inc.

Charles D. Gray and Genevieve Morelli, Washington, D.C., were on brief for intervenor, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

Before BORK and BUCKLEY, Circuit Judges, and OBERDORFER, District Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by District Judge OBERDORFER.

OBERDORFER, District Judge:

This is an appeal from a decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission ("ICC") granting the petition of Air Couriers International, Inc. ("ACI") for a declaratory order. The Commission found that the movement of transient airline flight crews between an airport in one state and temporary hotel accommodations in the same state is interstate in nature and exempt from the Commission...

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