PUBLIC CITIZEN v. CARLIN

Nos. 97-5356 and 98-5173.

184 F.3d 900 (1999)

PUBLIC CITIZEN, et al., Appellees, v. John CARLIN, Archivist of the United States, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 6, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew M. Collette, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, Douglas N. Letter, Appellate Litigation Counsel, and Miriam Nisbet, Special Counsel for Information Policy, National Archives and Records Administration.

Michael E. Tankersley argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Alan B. Morrison.

Before: SILBERMAN, WILLIAMS, and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

In 1995 the Archivist of the United States promulgated General Records Schedule 20 pursuant to his authority under the Records Disposal Act. See 44 U.S.C. § 3303a(d). GRS 20 requires each federal agency to which the RDA applies to dispose of word processing and electronic mail files located in personal computers once it has copied them to a paper or an electronic recordkeeping...

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