Legal Opinion
Lead Industries Ass'n v. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 18, 1979No. Nos. 220, 291, Dockets 79-6141, 79-6146PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal and cross-appeal from orders of Judge Sweet in the District Court for the Southern District of New York require us to pass upon the application of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, and particularly exemption (b)(5), in a case where plaintiff’s avowed objective in seeking agency records is to utilize them in prosecuting a petition in another circuit to review a rule promulgated by the agency. Plaintiff, Lead Industries Association, Inc. (LIA or the Association), objects to the court’s refusal to direct the Occupational Safety and Health…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- 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
- Environmental Protection Agency v. MinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Elizabeth G. Russell v. Department of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Church of Scientology International v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
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