Legal Opinion

UtahAmerican Energy, Inc. v. Department of Labor

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 24, 2012No. 10-5434PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.

2Per curiam

UtahAmerican Energy brought this action against the Department of Labor under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, seeking documents related to government investigations of a collapse at one of its mines. The Department invoked a number of FOIA exemptions, some of which UtahAmerican did not contest. The district court granted summary judgment for the Department on the uncontested exemptions, but it ruled in favor of UtahAmerican on the disputed exemptions and ordered it to produce documents covered by those exemptions. The court also…

3Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  3. United States v. Munsingwear, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. American Civil Liberties Union v. United States Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. Weber Aircraft Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984

11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

4Cited by30 opinions

  1. Broward Bulldog, Inc. v. U.S. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019
  2. Nat'l Indus. for the Blind v. Dep't of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
  3. Stone & Webster, Inc. v. Georgia Power CompanyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
  4. Agrama v. Internal Revenue Serv.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2017
  5. En Fuego Tobacco Shop LLC v. U.S. Food & Drug Admin.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019

25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API