Legal Opinion
Cowles Communications, Inc. v. Department of Justice
District Court, N.D. California
Decided April 26, 1971No. C-70-1599PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RUSSELL E. SMITH, District Judge.
Plaintiff (hereafter Cowles) in the course of defense of a libel action, Alioto v. Cowles Communications, Inc., sought to secure by subpoena duces tecum records in the office of the Director of Immigration and Naturalization Service relating to one Salvatore Marino. The Immigration officers, acting upon instructions from the Attorney General, refused to produce the records. Now anticipating another trial in the libel suit Cowles seeks to force the production of the records under the authority of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552).…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Bristol-Myers Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Cooney v. Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Wellford v. HardinDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1970
3Cited by15 opinions
- Harold Weisberg v. U.S. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Peter Hanlon Irons v. Griffin B. BellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Boyd v. GullettDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1974
- State Ex Rel. Division of Industrial Safety v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
- Verrazzano Trading Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1972
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