United States DC Circuit

In case involving the new government standard requiring automakers to include an automatic tire pressure monitoring system in new vehicles: 1) part of petition is dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction; 2) petitions of tire industry petitioners are dismissed for lack of standing based on failure to demonstrate a causal connection between their alleged injury and the adoption of the new standard; and 3) decision on petitioner Public Citizen is postponed until supplemental submissions are filed to determine standing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/11/2007
• Decided 06/15/2007
• Published 06/15/2007

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, RANDOLPH and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott L. Nelson argued the cause for petitioner.   With him on the briefs were Allison M. Zieve and Brian Wolfman.


• For Appellees:
  
• H. Thomas Byron, III, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondents.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Douglas N. Letter, Attorney, Paul M. Geier, Assistant General Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Lloyd S. Guerci, Assistant Chief Counsel., Erika Z. Jones argued the cause for intervenor Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers in support of respondents.   With her on the brief were Adam C. Sloane, Kenneth N. Weinstein, Brad P. Rosenberg, John T. Whatley, and Nancy E. Bell.