Legal Opinion

Buffalo Crushed Stone, Inc. v. Surface Transportation Board

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided October 29, 1999No. 98-1505PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

A Surface Transportation Board regulation provides that rail abandonment notices containing false information are “void ab initio” and must be “summarily rejected].” In this case, although a false statement in a notice of abandonment was not brought to the Board’s attention until long after the notice was filed and the line sold to another carrier, petitioner argues that the regulation requires the Board to reject the notice and nullify the sale. Agreeing with the Board that the regulation does not unambiguously require…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Thomas Jefferson University v. ShalalaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Martin v. Occupational Safety & Health Review CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Cabell v. MarkhamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
  4. Markham v. CabellSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Train v. Colorado Public Interest Research Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Trinity Broadcasting of Florida, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
  2. National Rifle Ass'n of America, Inc. v. RenoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
  3. National Pork Producers Council v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  4. Kessler v. Surface Transportation BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
  5. Fabi Construction Co. v. Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004

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