CITY OF CHICAGO v. U.S. DEPT. OF TREASURY

No. 01-2167.

287 F.3d 628 (2002)

CITY OF CHICAGO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 25, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Rosenthal (argued), David A. Graver, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Steve Frank (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, defendant-appellant.

Before BAUER, ROVNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

The City of Chicago (City) brought an action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, against the United States Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), seeking certain records maintained by ATF regarding the multiple sales of handguns and the tracing of firearms involved in crimes. Both parties moved for summary judgment on the issue of whether certain FOIA exemptions protected some of the...

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