Legal Opinion
Howard Symons v. Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 4, 1981No. 80-1599PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
In this action the Government challenges the district court’s determination that the Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee Board (the Board) is an “agency” required to comply with the open meeting provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552b (1976) (Sunshine Act or the Act). Because we conclude that the Board does not fall within the Sunshine Act’s definition of “agency,” we reverse, 488 F.Supp. 874.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Sunshine Act
In 1976 Congress enacted the Government in the Sunshine Act.1 The purpose of the Sunshine Act is to provide the public with…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Chrysler Corp. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Cabell v. MarkhamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Ass'n v. WattCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Richard M. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
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