How and where are STB decisions challenged?
Answer. Under the “Hobbs Act,” 28 U.S.C. 2321 et seq., a party may seek judicial review of a final STB decision in the United States courts of appeals. A party may file a petition for review in the judicial circuit in which it resides or has its principal office, or in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In practice, more parties choose to file petitions for review in the D.C. Circuit than in other circuits.
