Legal Opinion
Peralta v. U.S. Attorney's Office
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 24, 1998No. 96-5068PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
Seeking records relating to his criminal conviction, Rolando Peralta filed a pro se complaint under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (“FOIA”), and named a local United States Attorney’s Office as the sole defendant. The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (“Executive Office”), the entity responsible for responding to FOIA requests directed to local United States Attorneys’ Offices, participated in the case on behalf of the named defendant, releasing some documents to Peralta and referring the…
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