United States DC Circuit

Plaintiffs' petition to reopen, seeking review of the Surface Transportation Board's decision regarding the operation of previously-abandoned railway lines, is denied where there is an absence of new evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/19/2005
• Decided 06/24/2005
• Published 06/24/2005

Judges

• Before:  RANDOLPH, GARLAND, and ROBERTS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott N. Stone argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cecelia H. Cannizzaro, Attorney, Surface Transportation Board, argued the cause for respondents.   With her on the brief were Greer S. Goldman and Mark R. Haag, Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, Ellen D. Hanson, General Counsel, and Craig M. Keats, Deputy General Counsel., John D. Heffner and John K. Fiorilla were on the brief for intervenor Union County, New Jersey and Morristown and Erie Railway, Inc. in support of respondents.