Brown

Brown v. Civil Aeronautics Authority

Good Law
119 F.2d 172·1941 U.S. App. LEXIS 4750
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 16, 1941No. 9523California501 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Mathews, J.

On May 3, 1940, respondent, the Civil Aeronautics Authority, made the following order: “The Civil Aeronautics Authority, acting pursuant to the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, 1 particularly sections 205(a) and 609 thereof, 2 and finding that the interest of the public so requires, orders that commercial pilot certificate No. 5168, held by Theodore T. Brown of Beverly Hills, California, be suspended for the period of sixty days from the date hereof, and thereafter until he shall have demonstrated to the satisfaction of a designated representative of the Authority, through a written examination given in accordance with section 20.5 of the Civil Air Regulations, that he is thoroughly familiar with Parts 01 and 60 of the Civil Air Regulations and the local field traffic rules for Los Angeles Municipal Airport, Union Air Terminal, and Grand Central Air Terminal.”

On May 17, 1940, Brown petitioned this court to review and set aside respondent’s order. 3 He also moved for a supersedeas, but, as he had not yet taken the examination required by the order, his motion was on June 7, 1940, denied without prejudice. 9 Cir., 112 F.2d 737 . Thereafter he took the examination, demonstrated to…

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