Boron Oil Co. v. Downie

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 1989-04-24

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CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge: In the matter before the Court, the plaintiffs seek to compel an employee of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), Jack L. Downie (“Downie”), to testify in a state court civil action, contrary to specific instructions of his agency superiors, concerning information acquired during the course of his official duties. We hold that the state court, and the federal district court on removal, lacked ju…

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