Legal Opinion
Pacific Towboat & Salvage Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1980No. 78-1985PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
This petition to set aside an action of the Interstate Commerce Commission presents a question of the justiciability of a review of an action by the Commission which contained no affirmative order, no sanction, did not change the status of any party, and had no binding effect on anyone.
The Commission action was denominated “Decision and Order, No. W-C-29 Pacific Towboat and Salvage Company — Investigation of Operations.” It concludes with the following language:
It is ordered:
This investigation proceeding is discontinued.
Decided January 17, 1978.
By the Commission,…
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- United States v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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