GROLIER INC. v. F. T. C.

No. 80-1939.

671 F.2d 553 (1982)

GROLIER INCORPORATED, a Corporation, Appellant, v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Michael Pertschuk, Chairman, and Paul Rand Dixon, David M. Clanton, and Robert Pitofsky, Commissioners.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel S. Mason, San Francisco, Cal., of the bar of the Supreme Court of California, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, with whom Frederick P. Furth, Thomas R. Fahrner, Michael P. Lehmann, Bruce J. Wecker, Steven J. Mehlman, San Francisco, Cal., and Samuel H. Seymour, Allan Hoffman, and Rene A. Torrado, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant. Robert A. Seefried, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellant.

Robert E. L. Eaton, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., Royce C. Lamberth and Kenneth M. Raisler, Asst. U. S. Attys., and Charles Nelson, Atty., F. T. C., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before WRIGHT, MacKINNON and WALD, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court PER CURIAM.

Opinion dissenting in part and concurring in part filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Grolier filed suit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)1 seeking documents relating to a covert investigation of one of its subsidiaries, the Americana Corporation. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawyers prepared these documents as part of a civil penalty action filed against...

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