Legal Opinion

Energy Mgt. P 26,389 Conoco Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. United States Department of Justice. Conoco Inc. v. United States Department of Energy

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 25, 1982No. 81-2897, 81-2963PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.

In this case, Conoco Inc. appeals from the granting of summary judgment in favor of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Justice shielding certain documents from disclosure under two exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1976). Conoco sought access to, and copies of twenty-seven documents possessed by DOE and seven documents from the Department of Justice. 1 The district court held that all twenty-seven documents possessed by DOE were exempt from disclosure under the FOIA and six of the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Environmental Protection Agency v. MinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. In Re Grand Jury Investigation. Appeal of United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  5. Ryan v. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by88 opinions

  1. Arthur B. Keys, Jr. v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  2. Holmes v. Pension Plan of Bethlehem Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  3. Joseph Ingle, Cross-Appellants v. Department of Justice, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  4. Diamond State Insurance v. Rebel Oil Co.District Court, D. Nevada · 1994
  5. Branch v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987

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