PUBLIC CITIZEN v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

No. 00-5387.

276 F.3d 634 (2002)

PUBLIC CITIZEN, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 25, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Tankersley argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Alan B. Morrison.

Matthew M. Collette, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, Leonard Schaitman, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, and John Schnitker, Attorney, U.S. Department of State.

Before: EDWARDS and TATEL, Circuit Judges, and SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

When the State Department responds to Freedom of Information Act requests, it generally declines to search for documents produced after the date of the requester's letter. Challenging this "date-of-request cut-off" policy, appellant claims that the Department promulgated it without notice and opportunity to comment as required by the Administrative Procedure Act, and that, in any event...

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