F. T. C. v. ROCKEFELLER

No. 285, Docket 78-6120.

591 F.2d 182 (1979)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Petitioner-Appellee, v. David ROCKEFELLER, Chairman, and the Chase Manhattan Corporation, Respondents-Appellants, Donald C. Platten, Chairman, and Chemical New York Corporation, Respondents-Appellants, Walter B. Wriston, Chairman, and Citicorp, Respondents-Appellants, Roger E. Anderson, Chairman, and Continental Illinois Corporation, Respondents-Appellants, James H. Higgins, Chairman, and Mellon National Corporation, Respondents-Appellants, E. C. Patterson, Chairman, and J. P. Morgan & Co., Incorporated, Respondents-Appellants, and A. W. Clausen, President, and BankAmerica Corporation, Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided January 18, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren S. Grimes, Atty., Washington, D. C. (Michael N. Sohn, Gen. Counsel, Gerald P. Norton, Deputy Gen. Counsel, W. Dennis Cross, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Washington, D. C., of counsel), for petitioner-appellee.

John E. Hoffman, Jr., New York City (Shearman & Sterling, Francisca A. Sabadie, New York City, of counsel), for respondents-appellants Walter B. Wriston and Citicorp.

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York City (Edward J. Reilly, Kenneth A. Perko, Jr., Peter A. Copeland, New York City, of counsel), for respondents-appellants David Rockefeller and The Chase Manhattan Corporation.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City (Ralph L. McAfee, Richard S. Simmons, New York City, David G. Carlson, New York City, of counsel), for respondents-appellants Donald C. Platten and Chemical New York Corporation.

Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, Ill. (John Bleveans, Thaddeus J. Marciniak, Chicago, Ill., of counsel), for respondents-appellants Roger E. Anderson and Continental Illinois Corporation.

Kirkpatrick, Lockhart, Johnson & Hutchison, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Joseph A. Katarincic, Michael R. Plummer, Pittsburgh, Pa., of counsel), for respondents-appellants James H. Higgins and Mellon National Corporation.

Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City (Taggart Whipple, Steven F. Goldstone, Scott W. Muller, New York City, of counsel), for respondents-appellants E. C. Patterson and J. P. Morgan & Co., Inc.

Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D. C. (Arnold M. Lerman, Robert G. Wilson, Washington, D. C., of counsel), Bela Szathmary and Ralph Aiello, New York City, Bank of America, N.T. & S.A., for respondents-appellants A. W. Clausen and BankAmerica Corporation.

Before FEINBERG, MULLIGAN, Circuit Judges, and NEWMAN, District Judge.


FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

Seven bank holding companies and a principal officer of each, respondents in this action, appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Morris E. Lasker, J., enforcing subpoenas of plaintiff Federal Trade Commission directed to appellants and seeking information regarding the connections, including interlocking directorates, between energy companies and appellant financial institutions and...

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