Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County, Inc. v. Suburban Cook County Area Agency on Aging and South Suburban Council on Aging

ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.

The primary question presented in this appeal is whether there is an implied private right of action under § 501(b) of the Comprehensive Older Americans Act Amendments of 1978, as amended in 1981, that would allow an “existing” service provider to obtain judicial review of an administrative decision denying the provider’s application for a grant of federal funds and awarding the grant to another provider. For the reasons stated below, we conclude that there is no implied private right of action in favor of existing service providers under § 501(b). The decision of the…