Legal Opinion
Clark-Cowlitz Joint Operating Agency v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 15, 1986No. 83-2111PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns the scope to be afforded Exemption 10 of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552b(c)(10) (1982). The Sunshine Act generally requires federal agencies to open their meetings to the public; Exemption 10 provides, however, that an agency may close a meeting when, inter alia, it is likely to “specifically concern ... the agency’s participation in a civil action____” Id.1 Appellant Clark-Cowlitz Joint Operating Agency, a municipal corporation in the State of Washington, initiated this action below against the Federal Energy Regulatory…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mead Data Central, Inc. v. United States Department of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Federal Trade Commission v. Grolier Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Utah Power & Light Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- A. G. Becker Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- State v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1988
- Feld v. Fireman's Fund Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
- Wilkinson v. Legal Services Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1994
- Public Utility District No. 1 v. Federal Energy Regulation CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
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