Pacific Far East Line, Inc. v. Federal Maritime Board, United States of America v. Federal Maritime Board

EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.

Pacific Far East Line, Inc. (PFEL) asked the District Court to set aside an order of the Federal Maritime Board and the Maritime Administrator (collectively called “the Board”) denying PFEL’s application for permission to operate unsubsidized vessels between the Pacific Coast and Hawaii. 1 The United States intervened in the District Court as a plaintiff in opposition to the Board’s order. Matson Navigation Company (Mat-son), which had intervened before the Board in opposition to PFEL’s application, intervened as a defendant in the District Court in support of the…