Legal Opinion
Andre J. Theriault v. United States of America, (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1974No. 72-2647, 72-2969PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EAST, Senior District Judge:
The appellees are the widow and children of a civilian employee of the United States Air Force who was lost in an Air Force air crash. They administratively requested and were refused inspection of Air Force agency records concerning the air crash and thereupon instituted these 5 U.S.C. § 522 proceedings (Freedom of Information Act). They allege on information and belief “that they may have a valid cause of action for wrongful death against [others] but they are unable to determine the facts and circumstances surrounding the crash and the history of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cobbledick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Perlman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Hearst Corp. v. HoppeWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- Peter Irons and Melvin Lewis v. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- COASTAL STATES GAS CORPORATION, v. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- In Re Motion to Compel Filed by Dudley M. Steele, Jr. And Betty L. Kruger, United States of America v. Dudley M. Steele, Jr. And Betty L. KrugerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Miller v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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