Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Environmental Protection Agency

District Court, W.D. New York

Decided January 20, 1983No. CIV-82-1061TPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION and ORDER

TELESCA, District Judge.

This action was brought pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and sought the production of certain documents in the possession of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). See generally 5 U.S.C. § 552. The plaintiff’s lawyer requested certain documents from the EPA in the belief that they would assist him in the prosecution of a State court class action pending against the Volkswagen Company. Specifically, the plaintiff requested a document from the EPA which contained the terms of a recall plan resulting in the alleged…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gilbert A. Cuneo v. Donald H. RumsfeldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  2. Nationwide Building Maintenance, Inc. v. Arthur Sampson, Administrator, U. S. General Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
  3. Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council, Inc. v. William J. Usery, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  4. George E. Blue, Cross-Appellant v. Bureau of Prisons, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1980

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Muffoletto v. SessionsDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1991

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