Legal Opinion
Foster v. Skinner
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 20, 1995No. Nos. 93-16431, 93-17265PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
This case represents another episode in Lawrence B. Smith’s unrelenting quest to establish that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lacks authority to revoke pilot certificates in response to safety violations. Due to Mr. Smith’s litigious behavior, he has helped to develop his own adverse body of law in several circuits across this country.1
In the present action, Mr. Smith represents Jerrel P. Foster who asserted a Bivens2 claim against the FAA, contending that the FAA violated his constitutional rights by attempting to revoke his pilot license. The district court dismissed the lawsuit…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Knipe v. SkinnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Knipe v. SkinnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Ronald J. Clark v. James B. Busey, Administrator, Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Mendocino Environmental Center, Judi Bari v. Mendocino County, Richard W. Held, Frank Doyle, Jr., David R. Williams, John RikesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Ibrahim v. Department of Homeland SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Joseph McNeil John Blankenship, Kevin O'DOnnell and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- United States v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Buckley v. GomezDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1997
- Zephyr Aviation, L.L.C., Zephyr Aviation, L.L.C. v. Robert Alan Dailey, Also Known as Bob Dailey Kenneth Wayne Clary, Also Known as Ken ClaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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