Lawrence v. United States of America Interstate Commerce Commission

MEMORANDUM

SCIRICA, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

A motion for summary judgment has been filed by defendants the United States, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and William Love, who at the time in question was Assistant Director of the ICC’s Office of Consumer Protection. Plaintiff has invoked the jurisdiction of this court pursuant to the general federal question statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (1980 Supp.); the •Mandamus Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1361 (1976); and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 701-706 (1977).

Plaintiffs complaint charges the defendants, along with three other…