MOORE v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

No. 2013-8001.

760 F.3d 1369 (2014)

Cathy MOORE, Richard Moore, Kim Carlson, Tiffany Adkins, Dale Ransdell, Carol Ransdell, Kolby James, Tori Ruiz, Glen Gibson, Mary Gibson, Brian Hengel, and Judy Hengel, Petitioners, v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

July 25, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denise M. Clark , Clark Law Group, PLLC, of Washington, DC, for petitioners.

Tara K. Hogan , Senior Trial Counsel, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, for respondent. With her on the brief were Stuart F. Delery , Assistant Attorney General, Bryant G. Snee , Acting Director, and Scott D. Austin , Assistant Director. Of counsel on the brief were Rafael A. Madan , General Counsel, Rosemary Carradini , Deputy General Counsel, and Jason Cooley , Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC.

Before NEWMAN, DYK, and REYNA, Circuit Judges.


DYK, Circuit Judge.

Petitioners are survivors of eight firefighters who died in 2003. They seek survivors' benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Act ("Benefits Act"), 42 U.S.C. § 3796 et seq. The Public Safety Officers' Benefits Office ("Benefits Office") denied the claims, and petitioners filed requests for redetermination by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance ("BJA"), which also denied the claims. Petitioners seek review of...

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