CITIZENS FOR RESP. v. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

No. 16-5110.

846 F.3d 1235 (2017)

CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON, Appellant v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 31, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan B. Morrison argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Adam J. Rappaport .

Scott L. Nelson , Washington, DC, and Rachel M. Clattenburg were on the brief for amicus curiae Public Citizen, Inc. in support of appellant.

Daniel Tenny , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Michael S. Raab , Attorney.

Before: Tatel and Wilkins, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge.


Section 704 of the Administrative Procedure Act limits judicial review under that statute to agency actions "for which there is no other adequate remedy in a court." 5 U.S.C. § 704. Appellant filed suit under the APA to compel the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel to meet its disclosure obligations under...

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