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YONEMOTO v. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

No. 10-15180.

648 F.3d 1049 (2011)

Ronald M. YONEMOTO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 17, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Van Name Esser , of the Law Offices of Peter Van Name Esser, Honolulu, HI, for plaintiff-appellant Ronald M. Yonemoto.

Charles W. Scarborough , and Leonard Schaitman , of the Civil Division of the Department, of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee Department of Veteran Affairs.

Before: A. WALLACE TASHIMA, WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

BERZON, Circuit Judge:

The Freedom of Information Act, ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, mandates that federal agencies make their records available to the public upon request, subject to nine discretionary exemptions. See Milner v. Dep't of Navy, ___ U.S. ____, 131 S.Ct. 1259, 1262, 179 L.Ed.2d 268 (2011). This case presents two FOIA issues. The first is whether an agency fulfills its disclosure obligation by...

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