Legal Opinion
Usery v. Ritter
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1977No. Nos. 76-1809 and 76-1845PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
The issue is whether in a suit charging violations of the equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., the Secretary of Labor can be compelled. to divulge the identity of his informants. The district court ordered him to do so. The Secretary has appealed and also petitioned for extraordinary relief under 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) and Rule 21, F.R.A.P. We hold that the Secretary is not required to disclose the identity of his informants.
*530The Secretary sued Mountain States Bindery, Inc., and three individuals who allegedly acted directly or…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mitchell v. Robert DeMario Jewelry, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Mitchell v. RomaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Continental Finance & Loan Co. Of West EndCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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- In Re Adele HalkinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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- In Re the Attorney General of the United States, Socialist Workers Party v. The Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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