Legal Opinion
William E. Brock, Secretary of Labor v. Cathedral Bluffs Shale Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 29, 1986No. 84-1492PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SCALIA.
SCALIA, Circuit Judge:
Occidental Oil Shale, Inc. (“Occidental”), the co-owner and operating partner of the Cathedral Bluffs shale oil project, was issued a citation by the Secretary of Labor for a safety standard violation committed by an independent contractor working at its mine. 1 In challenging the citation, Occidental did not dispute that under the governing statute it could have been cited for independent contractor violations, but argued that the citation was impermissible under the “Enforcement Policy and Guidelines for Independent…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Ford Motor Credit Co. v. MilhollinSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Guardian Federal Savings and Loan Association v. Federal Savings and Loan Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by118 opinions
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- Community Nutrition Institute, Laura A. Rogers v. Frank Young, Commissioner, Food and Drug AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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