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JEFFERSON v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

No. 00-5449.

284 F.3d 172 (2002)

Willie JEFFERSON, Appellant. v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 2, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian G. Friel, appointed by the court, argued the cause for amicus curiae on the side of appellant. With him on the briefs was Michael N. Levy.

Willie Jefferson, appearing pro se, was on the brief for appellant.

Vincent H. Cohen, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. On the brief were Roscoe C. Howard Jr., U.S. Attorney, R. Craig Lawrence and Meredith Manning, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: HENDERSON, RANDOLPH and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge:

Willie Jefferson appeals the grant of summary judgment to the Justice Department on his request under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552(a) (1996 & West Supp. 2001), for "any and all records created by and/or received by the ... Office of Professional Responsibility (`OPR') in regards to Assistant...

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