Legal Opinion
Minniah Melong v. Micronesian Claims Commission, an Agency of the United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 12, 1977No. 76-1201PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
Appellants brought suit in the District Court challenging the standard by which the Micronesian Claims Commission determined the amounts of awards made to them 1 under the Micronesian Claims Act of 1971. 2 The District Court dismissed the action 3 on the ground that review was precluded by the Act. 4 In Ralpho v. Bell, 5 decided today, we found some limited scope for review of activities of the Commission, 6 and since this case, unlike Ralpho’s, presents no question beyond our authority to resolve, 7 we have exercised our function fully. We find that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- United States v. MenascheSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- D. Ginsberg & Sons, Inc. v. PopkinSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Board of School Comm'rs of Indianapolis v. JacobsSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- McDonald v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Alabama Power Company v. Douglas M. Costle, as Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Sierra Club, Intervenors.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Environmental Defense Fund v. William K. Reilly, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Chemical Manufacturers Association, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Melong v. Micronesian Claims CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- United States v. FelterDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1982
- Minniah Melong v. Micronesian Claims Commission, an Agency of the United States Mister Ralpho v. J. Raymond Bell, Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States Minniah Melong v. Micronesian Claims Commission, an Agency of the United States, Mister Ralpho v. J. Raymond Bell, Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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