United States DC Circuit

Petitioners' application for a writ of mandamus to compel Coast Guard to establish both compliance standards and use requirements under Oil Pollution Act of 1990 is warranted, given that the Coast Guard ignored its statutory mandate for nine years.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/16/2000
• Decided 12/22/2000
• Published 12/22/2000

Judges

• Before:   EDWARDS, Chief Judge, SENTELLE and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Howard M. Crystal argued the cause for petitioners.   With him on the briefs was Eric R. Glitzenstein.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eileen T. McDonough, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondents.   With her on the brief was Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General.