PLANNING RESEARCH CORP. v. FEDERAL POWER COM'N

No. 75-1540.

555 F.2d 970 (1977)

PLANNING RESEARCH CORPORATION, Appellant, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 10, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward F. Canfield, Washington, D.C., with whom Joseph E. Casey, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Allan M. Garten, Washington, D.C., for appellee F. P. C. Drexel J. Journey, Gen. Counsel, Robert W. Perdue, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Allan Abbot Tuttle, Sol. and Kenneth E. Richardson, Asst. to the Gen. Counsel, F. P. C., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee. Edward R. Minor, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellee F. P. C.

John M. Liftin, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for appellee Associated Press.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, McGOWAN and ROBB, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge McGOWAN.

McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:

In this "reverse-Freedom of Information Act" case, appellant, a supplier of services under a contract with the Federal Power Commission, sought in the District Court to prevent the Commission from complying with a request by a third party under the Act for information about the contract. The District Court granted a pretrial motion to dismiss the complaint for want of subject-matter...

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