Legal Opinion

United States v. Empire Gas Corp

Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals

Decided December 8, 1976No. 8-3PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ESTES, Judge.

This is an appeal from an August 9, 1976 order of the District Court for the Western District of Missouri enforcing 61 subpoenas issued by the Federal Energy Administration (FEA) to a retail marketer of propane, Empire Gas Corporation (Empire), and 60 of its subsidiaries (appellants). Empire and its approximately 300 subsidiaries are subject to FEA’s Mandatory Petroleum Allocation and Price Regulations, 10 C.F.R. Parts 210, 211 and 212.

The FEA began an audit of appellants’ books and records in October, 1974, to determine whether there was compliance with FEA’s regulations during…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. United States v. Morton Salt Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. v. WallingSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. Wilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. James Martin Hudspeth v. Donald Figgins, Sergeant Nesselrodt, Correctional Officers of Virginia Department of Corrections Field Unit 30Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
  2. Certain Complaints Under Investigation by an Investigating Committee of Judicial Council of Eleventh Circuit. v. MercerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  3. Longview Refining Co. v. ShoreTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. Gulf Oil Corp. v. DykeTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. United States v. Fitch Oil Co.Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1982

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