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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP. v. S.E.C.

No. 87-5279.

873 F.2d 325 (1989)

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 21, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Humes, Asst. Gen. Counsel, S.E.C., with whom Daniel L. Goelzer, Gen. Counsel and Karen MacRae Smith, Atty., S.E.C., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Paul Gonson, Atty., S.E.C., Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

John T. Boese, Washington, D.C., with whom Robert E. Juceam, New York City, was on the brief, for appellee. C. Sanders McNew also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before ROBINSON, SILBERMAN, and D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.

D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

This is a reverse-Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1982), action in which Occidental Petroleum Corporation seeks to prevent the Securities and Exchange Commission from releasing documents it obtained during its 1977 investigation into whether the company engaged in bribery of, or otherwise made questionable payments to, foreign officials. The district...

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