United States DC Circuit

Under principles of administrative law, when a district court reviewing an agency action determines that an agency made an error of law, the court's jurisdiction is at an end and the case must be remanded to the agency for further action consistent with the correct legal standards.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/14/2005
• Published 10/18/2005

Judges

• ROGERS, Circuit Judge., Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and SENTELLE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert L. Roth argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were Clifton S. Elgarten and Fredrick R. Keith.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul E. Soeffing, Attorney, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, Anthony J. Steinmeyer, Attorney, Alex M. Azar, II, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and Robert P. Jaye, Acting Associate General Counsel.