Legal Opinion

Hice v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided September 29, 1998No. 97-1250PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TATEL, Circuit Judge.

In search of a court with jurisdiction to hear his appeal from a Benefits Review Board decision denying him workers’ compensation benefits for injuries sustained while working on a U.S. military base in Australia, petitioner first filed his appeal in the Ninth Circuit and now seeks to have his case heard here, arguing that we have jurisdiction because the administrative law judge who adjudicated his claim has his office in Washington, D.C. Because we hold that the location of the office of the District Director for the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs who handled…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. The Home Indemnity Company v. Barbara A. Stillwell, R. E. Lee Electric Company, Heyl & Patterson International, Inc., Travelers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
  2. A. Eugene RAMEY, Appellant, v. Charles A. BOWSHER, Comptroller General of the United States, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
  3. Raymond Lee v. The Boeing Company, Incorporated Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
  4. Afia Cigna Worldwide v. FelknerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Global Linguist Solutions, LLC v. Abdulraouf AbdelmegedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2019
  2. Service Employees International, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation ProgramCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  3. Cohen v. PRAGMA CORP.District Court, District of Columbia · 2005
  4. Hice v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1999
  5. Joseph Amatel v. Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998

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