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HERRICK v. GARVEY

No. 01-8011.

298 F.3d 1184 (2002)

Greg HERRICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jane GARVEY, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Defendant-Appellee. The Fairchild Corporation, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 24, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pangia (Joseph F. Moore, Jr., Moore & Myers, Jackson, WY, with him on the briefs), Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David Kubichek, Assistant United States Attorney (John R. Green, Interim United States Attorney, Nicholas Vassallo, Assistant United States Attorney, Cheyenne, WY, on the brief), Casper, WY, for Defendant-Appellee.

Emily M. Yinger and N. Thomas Connally, Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., McLean, VA, filed an amicus brief on behalf of The Fairchild Corporation in support of Defendant-Appellee.

Before SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

This suit under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") requires us to determine the proper application of the "trade secret" exemption to FOIA's general requirement that the federal government release information to the public. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

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Greg Herrick, the plaintiff and appellant in this case, sought information from the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") regarding...

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