Joseph K. Bagdonas v. Department of Treasury, United States of America, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

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• “The statement of reason need not include detailed findings of fact but must inform the court and the petitioner of the grounds of decision and the essential facts upon which the administrative decision was based.” (emphasis added)
• “The statement of reason need not include detailed findings of fact but must inform the court and the petitioner of the grounds of decision and the essential facts upon which the administrative decision was based.” (emphasis added)
• “The . . . court has no power to ‘cure’ the agency’s failure to fulfill its responsibilities by combing the record on its own in search of a theory that might support the agency’s decision. Chenery forbids such judicial [second-guessing] . . . .”

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