MACE v. SKINNER

No. 92-17014.

34 F.3d 854 (1994)

George D. MACE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Samuel K. SKINNER, Secretary, Department of Transportation; James B. Busey, IV, Administrator, FAA; C. Dean McGrath, Jr., Acting General Counsel, Department of Transportation; Neil R. Eisner, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Transportation; Kenneth P. Quinn, Chief Counsel, FAA; Gregory S. Walden, former Chief Counsel, FAA; Daniel D. Campbell, General Counsel, National Transportation Safety Board; John M. Stuhldreher, former General Counsel, National Transportation Safety Board; John H. Cassady, Deputy Chief Counsel, FAA; Donald P. Byrne, Assistant Chief Counsel, FAA; Peter J. Lynch, lawyer, FAA; Mardi R. Thompson, lawyer, FAA; Aren R. Bury, lawyer, FAA; Joseph A. Conte, lawyer, FAA; Harry S. Gold, lawyer, FAA; Dewitte T. Lawson, Jr., Assistant Chief Counsel, FAA; Olivia J. Valentine, lawyer, FAA, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 6, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence B. Smith, Tucson, AZ, for plaintiff-appellant.

Sushma Soni, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees.

Before: REINHARDT and LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.


LEAVY, Circuit Judge:

In this case we are called upon to determine whether a district court can exercise federal question jurisdiction over a Bivens-type action that challenges conduct arising out of an administrative agency decision, when the relevant statute appears to vest jurisdiction exclusively in the appellate courts. The district court concluded that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the action and dismissed the complaint. For the reasons which...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases