Legal Opinion

City of Rochester v. Bond

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 29, 1979No. 78-1352PublishedCited by 189 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by WILKEY, Circuit Judge.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

The sole question in this appeal is whether the district court had subject-matter jurisdiction over appellants’ controversies with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). The district court dismissed the suit, finding that jurisdiction lies exclusively in the courts of appeals.1 We affirm its decision.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Facts.

On 8 May 1973 Malrite Broadcasting Company (Malrite), an appellee in this case, applied to the FCC for a permit to construct a 600 foot radio antenna…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. City of Tacoma v. Taxpayers of TacomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of America, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Intervenor. Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  4. Office Of Communication Of The United Church Of Christ v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
  5. International Harvester Co. v. RuckelshausCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by189 opinions

  1. Gene A. Folden, Coastal Communications Associates, and Judith A. Longshore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
  2. Iowa Utilities Board v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  3. Jarkesy v. Securities & Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
  4. Safe Extensions, Inc. v. Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007
  5. Center for Biological Diversity v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017

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