Legal Opinion
Green v. Department of Commerce
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 30, 1979No. Civ. A. 77-0363PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs bring this suit, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, to compel the defendant Department of Commerce to produce certain reports which it received concerning boycott requests. Because the defendant has not shown that these documents fall within any statutory exemption, the Court finds that the Department of Commerce must produce them. However, some of these documents may contain confidential business information. In order to protect the submitters of this information, the Court will use its equity powers…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- National Parks and Conservation Association v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary, Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- National Parks and Conservation Association v. Thomas S. Kleppe, Secretary, U. S. Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- American Jewish Congress v. Juanita M. Kreps, Secretary of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- National Ass'n of Government Employees v. CampbellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by9 opinions
- The Washington Post Company v. United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1979
- Braintree Electric Light Department v. Department of EnergyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1980
- Bauman v. BishDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1983
- Burke Energy Corp. v. Department of Energy for the United StatesDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1984
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