Legal Opinion
Newell v. Federal Energy Administration
Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals
Decided January 9, 1979No. DC-47Published
1Opinion of the Court
GRANT, Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Arthur Newell (Plaintiff) was employed in the Department of the Army as a Grade GS-15 when, in August 1974, he transferred to a position as the Deputy of Operations in the Office of Congressional Affairs with the newly created Federal Energy Administration (FEA) which then had an authorized lifespan of two years. In June and August 1976, Congress extended the duration of the FEA Act of 19741 but, as a part of that extension, Congress determined that certain functions within the agency should be phased out. In particular, the Office of Congressional Affairs was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- National Lead Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Mountain Fuel Supply Company, a Utah Corporation, and Cross-Appellant v. Reland Johnson, and Johnson Oil Company, Inc., and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
- Hertsche v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1965
- Connecticut Municipal Group v. Federal Power Commission, Connecticut Light and Power Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Newell v. Federal Energy AdministrationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977