Legal Opinion
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. United States Department of the Air Force
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 27, 2002No. Civ.A. 00-1693(RWR)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERTS, District Judge.
Plaintiff McDonnell Douglas Corporation (“MDC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company (“Boeing”), brought this “reverse” Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) case challenging the decision of the United States Department of the Air Force (“USAF”) to disclose the contents of Boeing’s contract with USAF pursuant to a FOIA request from Boeing’s competitor, Lockheed Martin Aircraft and Logistics Center (“Lockheed”). The parties filed cross motions for summary judgment. Because the USAF’s decision to release the contested information was not…
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