U.S. v. GATES

No. 17-2494.

915 F.3d 561 (2019)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lashone GATES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 11, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam Fein , Rosenblum Schwartz & Fry, P.C., St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Phillip M. Koppe , Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO ( Timothy A. Garrison , U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, on the brief) for appellee.

Before GRUENDER, KELLY, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.


Lashone Gates claims for the first time on appeal that a provision in his plea agreement waiving his right to request or receive records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, violates public policy and is, therefore, invalid. Lacking jurisdiction, we dismiss his appeal.

Gates pleaded guilty to violating...

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