United States Ninth Circuit

The FAA did not arbitrarily and capriciously deny Plaintiff the opportunity to participate in a meaningful rulemaking proceeding when it twice extended Special Federal Aviation Regulation 71, which imposed special operating procedures on plane and helicopter air tours.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/07/2002
• Decided 08/26/2002
• Published 08/26/2002

Judges

• Before WALLACE, TASHIMA and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David Glenn Bettencourt, Honolulu, Hawaii, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Constance A. Wynn, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.