United States DC Circuit

Petition for review challenging an FAA grant to the City of Chicago reimbursing costs of certain work performed as part of the City's expansion of O'Hare International Airport is dismissed for lack of standing where: 1) the grant reimbursed the City for work that did not injure petitioners; 2) vacating the grant would not redress petitioners' injuries since the City is committed to finishing the project and could do so with other sources of funding; and 3) plaintiffs were subject to the normal standard for redressability.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/11/2008
• Decided 03/21/2008
• Published 03/21/2008

Judges

• Before:  ROGERS, BROWN and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph V. Karaganis argued the cause for petitioners.   With him on the briefs were A. Bruce White, John W. Kalich, Robert E. Cohn, and Christopher T. Handman., Benna Ruth Solomon, Deputy Corporation Counsel, Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago, argued the cause for intervenor.   With her on the brief were Christopher M. Grunewald, Assistant Corporation Counsel, and Sean H. Donahue, David T. Goldberg, and Michael G. Schneiderman.


• For Appellees:
  
• M. Alice Thurston, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondent.   With her on the brief was Todd S. Aagaard, Attorney.   Lisa E. Jones and John A. Bryson, Attorneys, entered appearances.