Legal Opinion
Reynolds Metals Co. v. Crowther
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 5, 1982No. Civ. A. 82-1586-KPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum
KEETON, District Judge.
In the matter before the court, plaintiff seeks to compel two employees of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to testify, contrary to specific instructions of their superiors, concerning information acquired during pursuit of their official duties. Plaintiff is a third-party defendant in a private civil action in state court, which does not involve the Department of Labor or any of its employees as a party. After the two OSHA employees refused to testify in response to a state court subpoena, they were ordered to show cause why they…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States Ex Rel. Touhy v. RagenSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- State of Wisconsin v. Kathleen SchafferCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- State of North Carolina v. Gordon S. CarrCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Susan and Andrew Giza v. Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Boron Oil Co. v. DownieCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Daniel J. Edwards v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Swett v. SchenkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- State of Louisiana v. Thomas Sparks, Jr., A/K/A Abdullah Hakim El Mumit v. Gordon Gsell, U.S. Probation OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- In Re Recalcitrant Witness Richard Boeh, Julia Gomez v. Daryl Gates, and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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