SCHANEN v. UNITED STATES DEPT. OF JUSTICE

Nos. 84-4028, 84-4239.

798 F.2d 348 (1986)

Jean S. SCHANEN, power of attorney for Lascelle Tillet, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 7, 1985.

Amended October 10, 1985.

Order Filed August 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean Schanen, Schanen Law Firm, Wasilla, Alaska, for plaintiff-appellee.

Deborah Ruth Kant, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellant.

Before GOODWIN, SCHROEDER and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


ORDER

This order is made necessary by reason of the failure of the United States Attorneys representing the Department of Justice to defend a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) claim in a competent manner. On petition for rehearing before this court, the government now achieves a result that it most certainly would have achieved before the district court had the government litigated this case diligently.

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