F. T. C. v. ANDERSON

Nos. 78-1032, 78-1048.

631 F.2d 741 (1979)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION et al. v. Robert O. ANDERSON, Atlantic Richfield Company, Rawleigh Warner, Mobil Oil Corporation, John F. Bookout, Shell Oil Company, Howard J. Haynes, Standard Oil Company of California, John E. Swearingen, Standard Oil Company (Indiana), Appellants. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. Robert O. ANDERSON et al., Maurice F. Granville and Texaco, Inc., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Porter, Washington, D. C., with whom Robert E. Jordan, III, Washington, D. C., and Edward E. Vaill, Los Angeles, Cal., were on brief, for appellants, Atlantic Richfield Co. and Robert O. Anderson, in No. 78-1032.

Thomas R. Trowbridge, III, New York City, Andrew J. Kilcarr and Vincent Tricarico, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellants, Mobil Oil Corp. and Rawleigh Warner, in No. 78-1032.

J. Wallace Adair and James R. Fox, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellants, Shell Oil Co. and John F. Bookout, in No. 78-1032.

George A. Sears, San Francisco, Cal., David J. McKean, Rufus E. Wilson, Robert L. Williams, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellants, Standard Oil Co. of California and Howard J. Haynes, in No. 78-1032.

James M. Johnstone, Washington, D. C., was on brief, for appellants, Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) and John E. Swearingen, in No. 78-1032.

Milton J. Schubin, New York City, a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States pro hac vice by special leave of Court with whom Robert F. McGinnis, New York City, and Frank H. Strickler, Washington, D. C., and Milton Handler, New York City, were on brief, for appellants, Texaco, Inc. and Maurice F. Granville, in No. 78-1048.

Gerald P. Norton, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Washington, D. C., with whom Michael N. Sohn, Gen. Counsel, W. Dennis Cross, Asst. Gen. Counsel and Joanne L. Levine and William A. Horne, Attys., F. T. C., Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellees.

Before LEVENTHAL, ROBINSON and ROBB, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge LEVENTHAL.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III.

LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:

This case is before the court on consolidated appeals filed by the joint respondents and Texaco.1 The appellants seek review of a district court order granting enforcement of six administrative subpoenas duces tecum issued by the Federal Trade Commission. FTC...

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