Legal Opinion
Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority v. Federal Maritime Commission
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 6, 1996No. 95-1643PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
May the Federal Maritime Commission, in exercising its administrative lawmaking function, excuse a party from paying sums awarded against it by a final judgment entered by a U.S. District Court and affirmed on appeal? We preserve harmony between the two systems of law and respect for judgments entered by the courts by concluding, on the facts of this case, that the party was not free before the agency to seek to undo the court judgment. Accordingly, we reverse the FMC’s determination that Save-On Shipping (SOS) need not pay the attorneys’ fees and costs awarded to Puerto…
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