Legal Opinion

Occidental Petroleum Corporation v. Securities and Exchange Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 21, 1989No. 87-5279PublishedCited by 158 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.

D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

This is a reverse-Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1982), action in which Occidental Petroleum Corporation seeks to prevent the Securities and Exchange Commission from releasing documents it obtained during its 1977 investigation into whether the company engaged in bribery of, or otherwise made questionable payments to, foreign officials. The district court, Gesell, J., finding the record inadequate for judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2) (1982),…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by158 opinions

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  4. Kay v. PrincipiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 2002
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