DOUGLAS OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA et al. v. PETROL STOPS NORTHWEST et al. (1979)

DOUGLAS OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA et al. v. PETROL STOPS NORTHWEST et al.
	Term: 1978
Important Dates
	Argued: December 5, 1978
	Decided: April 18, 1979
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Byron White
Concurring
	William Rehnquist
Dissenting
	Warren Burger • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart

DOUGLAS OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA et al. v. PETROL STOPS NORTHWEST et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 18, 1979. The case was argued before the court on December 5, 1978.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California Central U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - discovery and inspection (in the context of criminal litigation only, otherwise Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations)
Petitioner: Oil company, or natural gas producer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Retail business or outlet
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 441 U.S. 211
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Lewis Powell

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.