United States DC Circuit

In a petition for review of the Federal Maritime Commission's (Commission) order requiring agents of Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTIs) to be licensed, the petition is granted, where the Commission does not possess statutory authority to require agents of OTIs who are not themselves OTIs to obtain licenses.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/21/2009
• Decided 06/26/2009
• Published 06/26/2009

Judges

• Before GINSBURG, HENDERSON, and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David K. Monroe argued the cause for petitioners.   With him on the briefs was David P. Street.


• For Appellees:
  
• Benjamin K. Trogdon, Attorney, Federal Maritime Commission, argued the cause for respondent.   With him on the brief were Deborah A. Garza, Acting Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, John J. Powers, III and Robert J. Wiggers, Attorneys, and Peter J. King, General Counsel, Federal Maritime Commission.