Legal Opinion

National Treasury Employees Union v. William J. Griffin

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 6, 1987No. 85-5971PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

The National Treasury Employees Union ("NTEU”) appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States Customs Service and individual customs officials. The Customs Service denied NTEU’s requests for waivers or reductions of search and duplication charges relating to requests under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1982) (“FOIA” or the “Act”). We agree with the District Court that the Customs Service’s actions were proper and therefore affirm.

I. Background

NTEU challenges the Customs Service’s…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  2. Military Audit Project, Felice D. Cohen, Morton H. Halperin v. William Casey, Director of Central IntelligenceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  3. Better Government Association v. Department of State National Wildlife Federation v. United States Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by59 opinions

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  5. Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Rossotti, CharlesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003

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