McKINLEY v. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF FED. RESERVE

No. 10-5353.

647 F.3d 331 (2011)

Vern McKINLEY, Appellant v. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF the FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 3, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Bekesha argued the cause for the appellant. Paul J. Orfanedes was on brief.

Samantha L. Chaifetz , Attorney, United States Department of Justice, argued the cause for the appellee. Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Beth S. Brinkmann , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Mark B. Stern , Attorney, Katherine H. Wheatley , Associate General Counsel, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Yvonne F. Mizusawa , Senior Counsel, were on the brief. R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant United States Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.


KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

In December 2008 Vern McKinley (McKinley) submitted a request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) seeking information related to the Board's March 14, 2008 decision to authorize the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) to provide a temporary loan to The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. (Bear Stearns) through an extension of credit...

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