Nader v. Sawhill

TAMM, Chief Judge:

Plaintiffs-appellants Ralph Nader and Carl Nash initiated this action in the District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the Cost of Living Council’s (CLC) December 19, 1973 one dollar per barrel increase to the allowable price of “old” crude oil. District Court Judge Gesell held that CLC’s decision was founded upon a rational basis, was not procedurally infirm, and accordingly, granted summary judgment for CLC’s successor, defendant-appellee Federal Energy Administration (FEA). We affirm.

On December 19, 1973, CLC, without a hearing, amended its Phase IV price…