ALLIS-CHALMERS, ETC. v. FRIEDKIN

Nos. 80-1144, 80-1230.

635 F.2d 248 (1980)

ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION, HYDRO-TURBINE DIVISION, Appellant, and Local Union 1400, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, Intervenor Plaintiff, v. FRIEDKIN, Joseph F., Commissioner, United States Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission, U.S. Section; The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, Appellees, Hitachi America, Ltd., 100 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 981-7871 and South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Medina Electric Cooperative, Inc., Intervening Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 16, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Schmutz (argued), Fred F. Fielding, Loren K. Olson, Washington, D. C., William J. Flannery, Harrisburg, Pa., William P. Schuster, West Allis, Wis., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Eloise E. Davies (argued), Leonard Schaitman, Washington, D. C., Carlon M. O'Malley, Jr., U. S. Atty., Scranton, Pa., Alice Daniel, Washington, D. C., for Federal appellees.

Lewis S. Kunkel, Jr. (argued), Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Harrisburg, Pa., Edward K. Allison, San Francisco, Cal., David Colker, San Bruno, Cal., Graham & James, San Francisco, Cal., for Hitachi America, Ltd.

James L. Cowden, Jerome H. Gerber, Handler & Gerber, P. C., for Local Union 1400.

Lawrence B. Abrams, Harrisburg, Pa., for South Texas Elec. Cooperative, Inc.

Morgan Hunter, McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, Austin, Tex., Rhoads, Sinon & Hendershot, Harrisburg, Pa., for South Texas Elec. Cooperative, Inc. and Medina Elec. Coop.

Before ADAMS, HUNTER and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge.

This action concerns whether a contract for the construction of the hydroelectric power plant at the Amistad damsite on the Rio Grande River1 was awarded to defendant-intervenor Hitachi America, Ltd. in violation of the Buy American Act (hereinafter the "Act").2 Allis-Chalmers, an unsuccessful participant...

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