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CONSUMERS U. OF U. S., INC. v. CONSUMERS PR. SAF. COM'N

Civ. A. No. 75-705.

400 F.Supp. 848 (1975)

CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. CONSUMERS PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

September 12, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy H. Chasen, Peter H. Schuck, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

Barry Katz, U. S. Dept. of Justice, for defendant, Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Robert L. Palmer, Eugene C. Halloway, III, Washington, D. C., for Aeronutronic Ford and GTE Sylvania.

Joseph A. Katarinec, Bruce Wiegand, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Admiral.

William E. Wickens, Washington, D. C., for General Electric.

Stephen B. Clarkson, Washington, D. C., for Magnavox.

Kevin O. Hughes, Nancy Buc, New York City, for Matsushita.

Walter T. Kuhlmey, Chicago, Ill., for Motorola.

Howard J. Kaufman, Washington, D. C., Charles C. Hileman, Ira P. Tiger, Philadelphia, Pa., for RCA.

William L. Dickey, Washington, D. C., Peter J. Gartland, Peter A. Dankin, New York City, for Sharp.

David Fleischer, New York City, for Toshiba.

Michael A. Stiegel, Chicago, Ill., for Warwick.

Robert S. Carlson, New York City, for Zenith.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Consumers Union of United States, Inc., and Public Citizens' Health Research Group filed this action on May 5, 1975, seeking access under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, to certain reports on television accidents submitted to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) by various television manufacturers. The defendants in this case are the CPSC, its Chairman, Commissioners...

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