United States Seventh Circuit

A Surface Transportation Board order, declining to penalize a rail company for an embargo of a portion of a rail line, was supported by substantial evidence under a balancing test assessing the reasonableness of the embargo.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/16/2002
• Decided 10/15/2002
• Published 10/15/2002

Judges

• CUDAHY, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, COFFEY and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter S. French (argued), Nissa M. Ricafort, Lewis & Kappes, Indianapolis, IN, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alice C. Saylor (argued), Ellen D. Hanson, Surface Transp. Bd., Washington, DC, for Respondents., Karl Morell, Washington, DC, for Intervenor-Respondent.