Federal Circuits, 5th Cir. (June 14, 1978)
Docket number: 77-3488
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U.S. Supreme Court - Johnson v. Robison, 415 U.S. 361 (1974)
U.S. Supreme Court - Reed v. Reed, 404 U.S. 71 (1971)
U.S. Supreme Court - Richardson v. Belcher, 404 U.S. 78 (1971)
U.S. Supreme Court - Glidden Co. v. Zdanok, 370 U.S. 530 (1962)
U.S. Supreme Court - Bolling v. Sharpe, 347 U.S. 497 (1954)
J. Minos Simon, Lafayette, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.
Edward L. Shaheen, U.S. Atty., Shreveport, La., Jeffrey Axelrad, Leon B. Taranto, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for United States of America.Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.Before RONEY, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.PER CURIAM:We affirm the judgment below on the basis of the district court's memorandum opinion appended.AFFIRMED. [fn*] Rule 18, 5 Cir.; see Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York et al., 5 Cir., 1970, 431 F.2d 409, Part I. [fn1] Wolfe v. Merrill National Laboratories, 433 F.Supp. 231 (M.D.Tenn. 1977); Sparks v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc., 431 F.Supp. 411 (W.D.Okl. 1977); Stephens v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc., No. 77-L-0274-S (W.D.Ala., June 3, 1977). [fn2] Program participant is defined as a manufacturer or distributor of swine flu vaccine. 42 U.S.C. § 247b(k)(2)(B). [fn3] Bolling v. Sharpe, 347 U.S. 497, 499, 74 S.Ct. 693, 694, 98 L.Ed. 884 (1954). [fn4] Richardson v. Belcher, 404 U.S. 78, 92 S.Ct. 254, 30 L.Ed.2d 231 (1971). [fn5] See Cong.Rec. E 4695-4707, August 12, 1976. Debate in both chambers appears at Cong.Rec. H 8643-8655 and S 14108-14122, August 10, 1976. [fn6] Reed v. Reed, 404 U.S. 71, 75-76, 92 S.Ct. 251, 253, 30 L.Ed.2d 225 (1971); Johnson v. Robison, 415 U.S. 361, 374, 94 S.Ct. 1160, 1169, 39 L.Ed.2d 389 (1974). [fn7] Glidden Company v. Zdanok, 370 U.S. 530, 82 S.Ct. 1459, 8 L.Ed.2d 671 (1962); United States v. Sherwood, 312 U.S. 584, 61 S.Ct. 767, 85 L.Ed. 1058 (1941); Nistendirk v. McGee, 225 F.Supp. 881 (W.D.Mo. 1963).Try vLex for FREE for 3 days
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