MOBIL CORP. v. S.E.C.

No. 82 Civ. 4194 (KTD).

550 F.Supp. 67 (1982)

MOBIL CORPORATION, Mobil Oil Corporation, and William P. Tavoulareas, Plaintiffs, v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, John S.R. Shad, Chairman, John R. Evans, Bevis Longstreth, Philip A. Loomis, Jr., Barbara S. Thomas, Commissioners, and Edward A. Wilson, FOIA Officer, Defendants, and The Washington Post Company, Applicant for Intervention.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

October 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York City, for plaintiffs; William E. Jackson, Bruce J. Baker, New York City, of counsel.

Linda D. Fienberg, Associate General Counsel, Richard M. Humes, Asst. General Counsel, Harry J. Weiss, Sp. Trial Counsel, C. Timothy Smoot, Atty., Washington, D.C., Anne C. Flannery, Chief Trial Counsel, New York City, for Securities and Exchange Commission.

Parker, Auspitz, Neesemann & Delehanty P.C., New York City, for The Washington Post Co.; Barrington D. Parker, Jr., Charles S. Barquist, Hollis L. Hyans, New York City, of counsel.


MEMORANDUM & ORDER

KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:

On June 25, 1982, a complaint was filed by Mobil Corporation, Mobil Oil Corporation, and Mobil's President William P. Tavoulareas (collectively "Mobil") seeking to overturn a decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") ordering the disclosure of certain Mobil documents pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request by the Washington Post Company ("Post").

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