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JUDICIAL WATCH, INC. v. F.B.I.

No. 07-5158.

522 F.3d 364 (2008)

JUDICIAL WATCH, INC., Appellant v. FEDERAL BUREAU of INVESTIGATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 11, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Orfanedes argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Dale L. Wilcox and Meredith L. Di Liberto.

Michael E. Robinson, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the briefs were Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and Leonard Schaitman, Attorney.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, appellant Judicial Watch obtained two court orders directing the government to release by specified dates videotapes relevant to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. After receiving the tapes, Judicial Watch moved for attorneys' fees. The government argued, and the district court agreed, that the organization was ineligible for an award of fees because...

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