Legal Opinion

William Carlton Dart v. United States of America

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 31, 1988No. 86-5715PublishedCited by 99 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we are asked to determine whether an agency followed required procedures in an enforcement action against appellant. The issues are technical; they involve intricate questions of statutory interpretation and legislative history. We must even decide whether Congress’ omission of a single word from a law is significant. Such details may not seem worthy of extended consideration when the issue is entirely procedural.

The procedure at issue here, however, does compel our attention, for it implicates one of the…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by99 opinions

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  3. Amgen Inc. v. Scully, ThomasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
  4. United States v. Arnold I. Mandel Rona K. MandelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  5. Aid Association for Lutherans v. United States Postal Service, American Bar Endowment v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003

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