Legal Opinion
Roberts v. National Transportation Safety Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 23, 2015No. 14-1022PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKINS.
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
In 2009, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suspended the license of Petitioner James L. Roberts, an airplane mechanic, for 120 days— and thereby also stripped him of his ability to earn a living practicing his craft. After roughly a year and a half of legal proceedings, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which hears appeals from FAA orders, vacated the suspension and found that the FAA’s position had been unreasonable and not substantially justified. Petitioner then sought…
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