Legal Opinion
Hyman G. Gottlieb v. Federico F. Pena, Secretary of Transportation, Robert L. Gazlay v. Federico F. Pena, Secretary of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 6, 1994No. 93-5182, 93-5183PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
The principal issue in these appeals is whether the statutory ten-month period for final action on applications for correction of Coast Guard records is directory or mandatory. 1 The Secretary of Transportation appeals from the grants of summary judgment to appellees Hyman G. Gottlieb and Robert L. Gazlay, on the ground that, the district courts disregarded well-settled law in ruling that the statutory period was mandatory and divested the Secretary of authority to act after its expiration. The Secretary thus maintains…
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