Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission, Burlington Northern, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 17, 1972No. 71-1087, 71-1199PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Circuit Judge:
Burlington Northern, Inc., a common carrier by railroad subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission, filed this action in the district court against the Commission and Matthew Paolo, Director of the Commission’s Bureau of Accounts.1 The complaint sought a declaration of Burlington Northern’s rights and injunctive relief against a formal demand for examination of records served upon the railroad by the Commission. The demand, upon the purported authority of section 20(5) of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 20(5) (1970), called for the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. McReynolds v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Burlington Northern Inc. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1971
3Cited by23 opinions
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- Civil Aeronautics Board v. United Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Multnomah Legal Services Workers Union v. Legal Services Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Frontier Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
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