RELIANCE ELEC. CO. v. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COM'N

No. 89-5396.

924 F.2d 274 (1991)

RELIANCE ELECTRIC COMPANY, et al., Appellants, v. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter L. Winik, with whom Robert M. Sussman, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Jay I. Bratt, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., John R. Fleder, Director, Office of Consumer Litigation, Dept. of Justice, and Alan C. Shakin, Asst. Gen. Counsel, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Com'n, were on the brief, for appellees.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, D.H. GINSBURG and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

Appellants sought an injunction to prevent the Consumer Product Safety Commission from disclosing certain documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552). The Commission developed and gathered these documents during its inconclusive investigation of circuit breakers manufactured by appellants' subsidiary. On cross motions for summary judgment...

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