CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY v. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

No. 81-5582.

700 F.2d 486 (1983)

CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA, a non-profit corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE; Benjamin Bailer, Postmaster General; Postal Inspector Service; William J. Cotter, Chief Inspector, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 4, 1983.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing March 31, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Leigh Weissman, Weissman & Haynes, Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Alan L. Ferber, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

Before ALARCON, POOLE, and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.


ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Church of Scientology of California (hereinafter the Church) appeals from the order of the district court denying attorney's fees to appellant's counsel in an action pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E).

Pursuant to the FOIA, attorney's fees may be assessed against the United States in any case in which a complainant has substantially prevailed. The record before us demonstrates that...

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