Common Cause v. Federal Election Commission

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF PROTECTIVE ORDER

BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:

Common Cause and other named plaintiffs allege that the Federal Election Commission (Commission) has failed to act upon their complaint that the American Medical Association through affiliated political action committees including the American Medical Political Action Committee (AMPAC) has violated the Federal Election Campaign Act, 2 U.S.C. § 431 et seq. (FECA or Act). In October, 1976, and June, 1978, Common Cause filed administrative complaints with the Commission charging that these organizations made financial…