VINING v. DIST. OF COLUMBIA

Nos. 15-CV-1182 15-CV-1328.

198 A.3d 738 (2018)

Kirby VINING, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 20, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Padou , for appellant/cross-appellee.

Carl J. Schifferle , Assistant Attorney General, with whom Karl A. Racine , Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General at the time the brief was filed, and Loren L. AliKhan , Deputy Solicitor General at the time the brief was filed, were on the brief, for appellee/cross-appellant.

Before Fisher, Beckwith and Easterly, Associate Judges.


Plaintiff Kirby Vining's suit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) resulted in the District of Columbia's disclosure of previously withheld documents. Mr. Vining moved for attorney's fees, and the trial court awarded some but not all of the amount requested. Both parties now appeal this award. We reverse in part...

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