KOWALCZYK v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

No. 94-5211.

73 F.3d 386 (1996)

Chester KOWALCZYK, Appellant v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chester Kowalczyk, appearing pro se, filed the brief for appellant.

Dwayne Rawlings, Student Counsel, argued the cause for appellant, with whom Steven H. Goldblatt, appointed by the court, Ellen R. Finn, Attorney, and Genevieve Augustin and Michael J. McElroy, Student Counsel, were on the brief for amicus curiae in support of appellant.

Daniel F. Van Horn, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for appellees, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant United States Attorney, were on the brief. John D. Bates, Assistant United States Attorney, entered an appearance.

Before: GINSBURG, HENDERSON and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

Chester Kowalczyk brought this action in the district court for the District of Columbia seeking an order compelling the Federal Bureau of Investigation to comply with his request for records under the Freedom of Information Act. The court entered summary judgment in the Bureau's favor. Kowalczyk appeals from that judgment, claiming that his FOIA request obligated the Bureau to...

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