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JORDAN v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

No. 81-1380.

691 F.2d 514 (1982)

William JORDAN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 5, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Trister, Washington, D. C., with whom Richard A. Lowe, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Rebecca L. Ross, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at the time the brief was filed, Royce C. Lamberth and Kenneth M. Raisler, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROBINSON, Chief Judge, and WRIGHT and TAMM, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge ROBINSON.

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Chief Judge:

This appeal protests an order of the District Court wholly denying appellant's motion for attorneys' fees claimed as an entitlement of successful Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)1 litigation.2 Finding this disposition beyond the pale of sound judicial discretion, we reverse the order and remand the case to...

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