WASHINGTON POST CO. v. U.S. DEPT. OF AGR.

Civil Action No. 95-0656.

943 F.Supp. 31 (1996)

The WASHINGTON POST COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

October 18, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Carome, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Mary Ann Werner, Washington Post, Washington, DC, for plaintiff.

Claire M. Whitaker, Assistant United States Attorney, Washington, DC, for defendants.


OPINION

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.

The Washington Post Company brings this action under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, to compel the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") to release the names and addresses of, and amounts paid to, individuals and business entities that received payments in fiscal year 1993 under the USDA cotton price support program. See 7...

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