Legal Opinion

Citizens Commission on Human Rights v. Food and Drug Administration, and Eli Lilly and Company, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 18, 1995No. 93-55818PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Citizens Commission on Human Rights (“CCHR”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”). The district court rejected CCHR’s claims that the FDA did not adequately respond to its Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1988), and that the agency improperly withheld responsive documents.

On appeal, CCHR contends that the district court erred in; (1) finding that the FDA’s search was responsive to CCHR’s request; (2) concluding that the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. G.M. Zemansky v. United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  2. Donald W. Lewis v. Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  3. Visa International Service Ass'n v. Bankcard Holders of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  4. Richard Bowen v. U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

3Cited by63 opinions

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  4. Lyman D. Spurlock v. The Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  5. Robi v. ReedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999

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