Legal Opinion

Air Transport Ass'n of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 3, 1984No. Nos. 83-1229, 83-1238PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

This controversy was initiated in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia by the Air Transport Association of America (ATA), a trade association representing commercial airlines and a principal, unsecured creditor of the bankrupt Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO or Union).1 The case concerns the ownership of bank accounts, amounting to approximately $4.3 million, denominated the PATCO Controller Benefit Fund (Fund).2 On December 22, 1982, the Bankruptcy Judge declared the Fund an…

2Cases cited15 opinions

Nader v. De ToledanoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
DeMille v. American Federation of Radio ArtistsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
Commissioner v. KorellSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
United Federation of Postal Clerks v. BlountDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1971
In re N-500L CasesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by1 opinion

In Re Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (Patco). Air Transport Association of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (Patco) Appeal of John Dwyer. In Re Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (Patco). Air Transport Association of America v. Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (Patco), and Domenic v. TorchiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984