Tur
Tur v. Federal Aviation Administration
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Beezer, J.
Robert Tur appeals the district court’s dismissal of his claims for monetary damages against several Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) employees and for rescission of a settlement agreement which he entered into with the FAA. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
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Tur operated his own helicopter as a news reporter. The FAA issued an emergency-order revoking Tur’s airman’s certificate in September 1991. The order charged Tur with five violations of FAA regulations. Tur sought expedited administrative review of the revocation. Appellees Samuel Frazier and Peter Evans represented the FAA in the hearing. After an October 1991 hearing, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) of the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) found Tur guilty of two of five charges and sustained the FAA’s Order of Revocation.
The ALJ found Tur violated FAA regulations by operating his helicopter close to a pier fire in Redondo Beach. See 14 C.F:R. §§ 91.13, 91.111 (1992). By hovering nearby, Tur whipped smoke and heat from the blaze on firefighters, thereby hindering their efforts. The ALJ also found Tur violated FAA regulations by flying in formation with a Los…