Legal Opinion
Exxon Corp. v. Federal Trade Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 17, 1978No. Civ. A. 78-0530PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
This case arises under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). 1 Plaintiff Exxon requested documents from the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) relating to an ongoing FTC adjudicative proceeding in which Exxon is a defendant. Plaintiff invokes this Court’s jurisdiction pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B), challenging the thoroughness of the FTC’s search for responsive documents and the FTC’s refusal to disclose certain admittedly responsive material it does possess.
I. Findings of Fact
On July 18, 1973, the FTC issued a complaint against, i. aExxon…
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