Legal Opinion

Wellford v. Hardin

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided June 26, 1970No. Civ. A. 21551PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NORTHROP, District Judge.

This case involves the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, 81 Stat. 54. The plain-. tiff, desiring certain information and documents from the Department of Agriculture, seeks to have this court com pel the Secretary of Agriculture to produce those items which he has heretofore refused to supply. The requested relief related to (1) letters of warning sent by the Compliance and Evaluation staff of the Consumer Marketing Service to non-federally inspected meat or poultry processors suspected by the staff of engaging in interstate commerce,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bristol-Myers Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
  2. Barceloneta Shoe Corporation v. ComptonDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1967
  3. Joseph Tuchinsky v. The Selective Service System of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
  4. Bristol-Myers Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1968

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Marc Truitt v. Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  2. Ernestine Robles v. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
  3. Harrison Wellford v. Clifford L. Hardin, Individually, and as Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
  4. Ferguson v. KellyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1978
  5. Legal Aid Society of Alameda County v. ShultzDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1972

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