Swaters v. Osmus

MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Jeffrey Swaters, a pilot formerly employed by Spirit Airlines, had his pilot and medical certificates revoked by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) after failing a random drug test. The FAA’s decision was upheld by an administrative law judge (“ALJ”), whose ruling was in turn affirmed by the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB” or “the Board”). Swaters petitions for review of the NTSB’s decision in this Court. After thorough review, we affirm the NTSB’s decision and deny Swaters’s petition.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The essential facts in the case…