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MORLEY v. C.I.A.

No. 17-5114.

894 F.3d 389 (2018)

Jefferson MORLEY, Appellant v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 9, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Lesar argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Benton G. Peterson , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Jessie K. Liu , U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge Henderson.

This FOIA case has dragged on for a staggering 15 years. The litigation over attorney's fees alone has taken 8 years. It is time to bring the case to an end.

The sole question at this point is whether plaintiff Morley is entitled to attorney's fees under the FOIA attorney's fees statute. In 2003, Morley submitted a FOIA request to the...

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