F. T. C. v. TEXACO, INC.

Nos. 74-1547 to 74-1551 and 74-1553, 74-1554.

517 F.2d 137 (1975)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellant, v. TEXACO, INC., Appellee. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellant, v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY, Appellee. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellant, v. The SUPERIOR OIL COMPANY, INC., a corporation, Appellee. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellant, v. EXXON CORPORATION, a corporation, Appellee. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellant, v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, a corporation, Appellee. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellant, v. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, a corporation, Appellee. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellant, v. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 8, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Duncan, Atty., FTC, with whom Gerald Harwood, Asst. Gen. Counsel, William A. Cerillo, Atty., FTC., Howard E. Shapiro and Robert B. Nicholson, Attys., Dept. of Justice, were on the brief for appellant.

William Simon, Washington, D. C., with whom Roger C. Simmons, Washington, D. C., and Robert L. Norris, Houston, Tex., were on the brief for appellee Exxon Corp., in No. 74-1550 also argued for appellees Shell Oil Co., Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) and Texaco Inc.

J. Wallace Adair, Terrence C. Sheehy, Washington, D. C., and Thomas G. Johnson, Houston, Tex., were on the brief for appellee, Shell Oil Co. in No. 74-1551.

John W. Howard, Chicago, Ill., was on the brief for appellee, Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) in No. 74-1548.

Robert F. McGinnis, New York City, was on the brief for appellee, Texaco Inc., in No. 74-1547. W. C. Weitzel, Jr., New York City, entered an appearance for appellee, Texaco, Inc., in No. 74-1547.

Abe Krash, Washington, D. C., with whom Paul A. Porter, Daniel A. Rezneck, Washington, D. C., and Herbert W. Varner, Houston, Tex., were on the brief for appellee, The Superior Oil Co. Inc., in No. 74-1549.

Lee Loevinger, Washington, D. C., with whom Martin Michaelson, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for appellee Standard Oil Co. of California in No. 74-1553.

Harry M. Reasoner, Houston Tex., with whom Michael J. Henke, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for appellee Mobil Oil Corp. in No. 74-1554.

Before MacKINNON and WILKEY, and JAMESON, for the District of Montana.


WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

This litigation is an outgrowth of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into the reporting of natural gas reserves by natural gas producers in Southern Louisiana.1 Specifically, we have before us seven consolidated appeals by the FTC from orders entered by the District Court granting enforcement in part and denying enforcement in part of subpoenas duces tecum issued by the Commission to appellees...

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