United States DC Circuit

In a petition for review of the FAA's revocation of petitioner's medical certificate and pilot's license after finding that he gave an intentionally false answer on his application for the certificate, the petition is granted where the National Transportation Safety Board: 1) wrongly suggested that petitioner's understanding of the form was irrelevant to the offense of intentional falsification; and 2) granted summary judgment to the FAA without giving petitioner a chance to present evidence bearing on that understanding.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/06/2009
• Decided 12/08/2009
• Published 12/08/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before:  GARLAND, BROWN, and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kathleen A. Yodice argued the cause and filed the briefs for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Agnes M. Rodriguez, Senior Attorney, Federal Aviation Administration, argued the cause and filed the brief for respondent.   With her on the brief were Peter J. Lynch, Assistant Chief Counsel, and Laura R. Ponto, Counsel.