SUMMERS v. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

Nos. 92-5008, 92-5102.

999 F.2d 570 (1993)

Anthony SUMMERS v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Appellant. James CAMPBELL v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 30, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Ryan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellant. With him on the briefs were Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty. at the time the briefs were filed, John D. Bates, R. Craig Lawrence and Michael T. Ambrosino, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, DC.

James H. Lesar, Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellees Anthony Summers and James Campbell.

Before WALD, HENDERSON and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

In this consolidated appeal, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") contests two district court rulings that a federal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1746, requires it to accept, in conjunction with Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, requests, unnotarized, unsworn privacy waivers signed under penalty of perjury. We affirm the district court in one appeal and dismiss the other...

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