Lakeland Bus Lines, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, American Bus Association, Intervenor

WALD, Chief Judge:

Petitioner challenges the Interstate Commerce Commission’s (ICC or Commission) denial of its requests for discovery and an oral hearing in connection with its protest of a motor carrier certificate application. Petitioner contends that the Commission’s blanket denial of its discovery requests renders impossible its already difficult task of showing that the application is inconsistent with the public interest. Additionally, petitioner maintains that without the information sought in discovery, the ICC’s decision to grant the license cannot be considered a reasoned one.…