Legal Opinion
Sterling Drug Inc. v. Harris
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 7, 1980No. 79 Civ. 4899 (CES)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
STEWART, District Judge:
This case presents the question of the scope of Exemption b(5) of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1966). Plaintiffs brought this action under FOIA to compel the production of documents sought in connection with litigation concerning the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) proposal to withdraw approval of the New Drug Application (“NDA”) for plaintiffs’ prescription drug Alevaire. 1 The FDA has refused to disclose the requested documents, claiming that they are inter- or intra-agency memoranda that would not be available to…
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