Legal Opinion

Menard v. Federal Aviation Administration

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 10, 2008No. 07-60592PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we ask whether petitioners Lonny and Roxann Menard (“the Me-nards”) may compel respondent, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) to reverse course on two administrative decisions. The Menards contend that two airspace orders made by the FAA in 2007 were arbitrary and capricious, or alternatively, that the orders were subverted by prejudice, bias, or improper ex parte communications. The Menards own a small turf runway in Berryville, Texas, as do their neighbors, who have intervened in this case on the side of the FAA, and whom we refer to collectively…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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