PERALTA v. U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

No. 96-5068.

136 F.3d 169 (1998)

Rolando PERALTA, Appellant, v. U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Central District of California, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maja D. Hazell, student counsel, New York City, argued the cause as amicus curiae, with whom Steven H. Goldblatt, appointed by the court, Catherine E. Lhamon, Washington, DC, and Laura E. Mascheroni, student counsel, Washington, DC, were on the briefs.

Rolando Peralta, appearing pro se, was on the brief for appellant.

Cynthia A. Schnedar, Assistant United States Attorney, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellee, with whom Mary Lou Leary, United States Attorney at the time the brief was filed, Washington, DC, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant United States Attorney, Washington, DC, were on the brief. Darya Geetter, Assistant United States Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.


SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

Seeking records relating to his criminal conviction, Rolando Peralta filed a pro se complaint under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 ("FOIA"), and named a local United States Attorney's Office as the sole defendant. The Executive Office for United States Attorneys ("Executive Office"), the entity responsible for responding to FOIA requests directed to local United States Attorneys' Offices, participated in the case on behalf...

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