Legal Opinion
Verrazzano Trading Corp. v. United States
United States Customs Court
Decided October 10, 1972No. C.R.D. 72-19 Nos. 70/16253-12995-69PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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MALETZ, Judge:
Plaintiff has moved pursuant to rule 6.5(a) (ii) for an order to compel defendant to produce for inspection and copying work notes, written data, and computations pertaining to a laboratory report of the Bureau of Customs. Defendant opposes the motion, claiming that the materials are “privileged from disclosure” by the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. (1970 ed.) § 552, 1 and the customs regulations; and that in order to prevail, plaintiff must show a “compelling necessity” for production of the claimed privileged materials which would “outweigh the need to insulate such…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Gary A. Soucie v. Edward E. David, Jr., Director, Office of Science and TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Bristol-Myers Company v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1958
- Sterling Drug Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Nichols v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Henry W. Kerr v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, John Van Geldern, Real Parties in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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- United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1979
- United States v. Church E. Murdock, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Association for Women in Science v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of United States Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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