Legal Opinion
Atlantic Richfield Company v. Federal Trade Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1977No. 75-2802PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Atlantic Richfield Company filed suit in federal district court seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the enforcement of investigatory subpoenas duces tecum issued by the Federal Trade Commission to Atlantic and three other oil-company members of a joint venture engaged in offshore oil production. The district court denied Atlantic all relief. Atlantic Richfield Company v. F.T.C., 398 F.Supp. 1 (S.D.Tex. 1975). For somewhat different reasons than adduced by the court below, we find that its decision was correct.
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