BOYD v. UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

Nos. 05-5142, 04-5369.

475 F.3d 381 (2007)

Willie E. Boyd, Appellant v. United States Marshals Service, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 6, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven H. Goldblatt, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs as amicus curiae for appellant Willie E. Boyd.

Willie E. Boyd, pro se, filed briefs.

Jane M. Lyons, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellees Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice, et al. and United States Marshals Service, et al. With her on the brief were Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney. Julia K. Douds and Michael J. Ryan, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, entered appearances.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and RANDOLPH and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

Following his conviction of drugs and weapons charges, Willie Boyd filed a series of requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, in an attempt to uncover alleged violations of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 86, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), during his trial. Although various documents were...

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