Legal Opinion
United States v. Exxon Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 6, 1980No. Civ. A. No. 78-1035PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FLANNERY, District Judge.
This suit accuses Exxon of 183 million dollars in price overcharges in the sale of crude oil. Massive motions to compel interrogatory answers and document production are presently before the court. The discovery disputes stem from fundamentally *628opposing views on the relevance of so-called contemporaneous construction-nonofficial statements of individual agency employees that interpret or apply the applicable regulations. Upon consideration of the lengthy but articulate briefs submitted by the parties, it is the court’s view that the non-official comments of…
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- Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Mead Data Central, Inc. v. United States Department of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by26 opinions
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