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BARRY v. WASHINGTON POST CO.

No. 87-296.

529 A.2d 319 (1987)

Marion S. BARRY, Jr., Mayor of the District of Columbia, et al., Appellants, v. WASHINGTON POST COMPANY, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 10, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Schwab, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Frederick D. Cooke, Jr., Acting Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the motion for stay, for appellants.

Nancy P. Preiss, with whom Kevin T. Baine, Boisfeuillet Jones, Jr., and Carol D. Melamed, Washington, D.C., were on the opposition to the motion for stay, for appellee.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, and BELSON and TERRY, Associate Judges.

PER CURIAM:

On May 9, 1986, pursuant to the District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), a reporter for the Washington Post requested from appellants all documents relating to the expenses of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, Marion Barry,1 since the beginning of fiscal year 1983 which were paid or reimbursed by the District of Columbia. The Post filed suit two months later, alleging that the District had not fully complied...

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