Dillmon v. Nat'l. Transp. Safety Bd., No. 08-1390
In a petition for review of the National Transportation Safety Board's (Board) order upholding the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) emergency revocation of petitioner's airman and medical certificates, the petition is granted where: 1) the Board departed from its precedent when it reversed the ALJ's decision without addressing the ALJ's credibility determination in petitioner's favor; and 2) the Board diverged from its precedent by refusing, without adequate explanation, to accept petitioner's testimony that he subjectively thought a questionnaire did not require him to report his felony bribery conviction.
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Appellate Information
Argued October 6, 2009
Decided December 8, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Brown
Counsel
For Petitioner:
Weldon E. Patterson, Washington, DC
For Respondent:
Agnes M. Rodriguez, Senior Attorney, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC