ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO. v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

No. 81-1821.

679 F.2d 254 (1982)

ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO. v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray S. Horwitz, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom John F. Murray, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, Michael L. Paup and Richard W. Perkins, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Eric J. Lobenfeld, New York City, for appellee.

Before WRIGHT and WALD, Circuit Judges, and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, the Internal Revenue Service ("Agency" or "IRS") challenges the district court's judgment that the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA")1 requires disclosure of drafts of Revenue Ruling 77-2842 and accompanying Background Information Notes. Following in camera inspection of the documents under procedures stipulated...

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