Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assoc. v. U.S. Department of Transportation, No. 16-4159 (8th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit dismissed petitioners' challenge to the FMCSA's final rule entitled "Medical Examiner’s Certification Integration." Petitioners are the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) and an OOIDA member. Petitioners alleged that the new administrative rule means that OOIDA members were being subjected to more onerous sleep apnea tests, which in turn has led to delays, or worse, denials of medical certification to drive commercial motor vehicles. The court held that petitioners have not provided any evidence to support the second element of standing: causation. The court found that the two affidavits submitted by petitioners to prove that they have standing either contained generalized allegations or were not fairly traceable to the final rule.
Court Description: Shepherd, Author, with Benton and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Petition for Review - Order of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Petitioners lacked standing to challenge a final rule promulgated by the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Agency regarding "Medical Examiner's Certification Integration" as they failed to show the challenged rule has cause the harm they alleged.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.