Legal Opinion
Critical Mass Energy Project v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 26, 1986No. Civ. A. 84-1943PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JACKSON, District Judge.
This Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) 1 case is before the Court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. The material facts are undisputed, and the single issue of law before the Court is whether certain reports now given to the defendant agency by a non-party upon the former’s promise not to divulge them are exempt from disclosure under FOIA as confidential commercial information. For the reasons set forth below, the Court concludes that the reports are exempt and will deny plaintiff’s and grant defendant’s motions for summary…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- National Parks and Conservation Association v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary, Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- The Washington Post Company v. United States Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Public Citizen Health Research Group v. Food and Drug AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Gulf & Western Industries, Inc. v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Board of Trade of the City of Chicago v. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- Critical Mass Energy Project v. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- Critical Mass Energy Project v. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Critical Mass Energy Project v. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990
- Critical Mass Energy Project v. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Critical Mass Energy Project v. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992