Legal Opinion
American Trading Transportation Co. v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 26, 1987No. Civ. A. No. 86-0896PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
NORMA HOLLOWAY JOHNSON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, owners and operators of unsubsidized, U.S.-flag, domestic tanker vessels, brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief against the United States, the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary), and the Maritime Administrator (MarAd) seeking judicial review, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq., of a final order issued by MarAd on March 24, 1986. The challenged order allowed American Shipping, Inc. (American), under section 506 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 (the Act),1 46…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- American Trading Transportation Company, Inc. v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988