Legal Opinion
Boron Oil Co. v. Downie
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 24, 1989No. 88-3938PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
In the matter before the Court, the plaintiffs seek to compel an employee of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), Jack L. Downie (“Downie”), to testify in a state court civil action, contrary to specific instructions of his agency superiors, concerning information acquired during the course of his official duties. We hold that the state court, and the federal district court on removal, lacked jurisdiction to compel the defendant to appear and testify in a state court action to which the government is not a party. Thus, we reverse the order of the district court.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Chrysler Corp. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Dugan v. RankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Minnesota v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- United States Ex Rel. Touhy v. RagenSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by103 opinions
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