CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY v. U.S. DOJ

No. 16-5138.

854 F.3d 675 (2017)

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

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Sobel , Tulsa, OK, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Adam J. Rappaport .

William E. Havemann , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and Matthew M. Collette , Attorney.

Before: Tatel, Srinivasan and Wilkins, Circuit Judges.


Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) appealed from an order of the District Court granting summary judgment in favor of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and denying CREW's cross-motion for partial summary judgment. In granting summary judgment, the District Court agreed that Exemption 5...

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