O'KANE v. UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE

No. 97-5852 Non-Argument Calendar.

169 F.3d 1308 (1999)

Michael J. O'KANE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane E. Kirtley, Arlington, VA, for The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Amicus Curiae.

Carole M. Fernandez, Eduardo I. Sanchez, Adalberto Jordan, Evelio J. Yera, Asst. U.S. Attorneys, Miami, FL, Steve Frank, Leonard Schaitman, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before HATCHETT, Chief Judge, and CARNES and HULL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Michael O'Kane appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Customs Service in his case under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552. We affirm.

We review a district court's grant of summary judgment de novo. See Parks v. City of Warner Robins, Ga., 43 F.3d 609, 612-13 (11th Cir.1995). We review district court determinations under FOIA for clear error. See Miscavige...

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