Legal Opinion
Rodney R. Sweetland III v. Gary J. Walters, Chief Usher, Executive Residence, the White House
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 1, 1995No. 93-5411PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
Rodney R. Sweetland III filed suit against Gary J. Walters, Chief Usher of the Executive Residence of the President, under the Freedom of Information Act. The district court dismissed the complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction as well as for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Because we agree that Mr. Sweetland has failed to state a proper claim, we affirm the judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
Mr. Sweetland, an attorney, represented a former Assistant Chef in the Executive Residence kitchen who filed an employment discrimination suit arising out of…
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