United States DC Circuit

Petition challenging respondent's regulatory inaction, asserting that respondent should regulate a material commonly used for dental fillings containing mercury, is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/27/2007
• Decided 04/13/2007
• Published 04/13/2007

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, HENDERSON and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles G. Brown argued the cause for petitioners.   With him on the briefs was Robert E. Reeves.


• For Appellees:
  
• Catherine Y. Hancock, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondent.   With her on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, Mark B. Stern, Attorney, Daniel Meron, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and Eric M. Blumberg, Deputy Chief Counsel.