Legal Opinion
Edmonds Institute v. United States Department of the Interior
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 23, 2005No. CIV.A. 04-1560JDBPublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
BATES, District J.
The Edmonds Institute (“Edmonds”) is a non-profit organization whose mission is the maintenance and protection of ecosystems and their inhabitants. Edmonds brings this action under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, seeking the release of certain documents from the National Park Service (“NPS”) at the Department of the Interior (“DOI”) relating to the NPS’s proposal to enter into “benefits sharing” agreements with private parties permitting the collection and commercial use of biological materials from national parks.
The DOI…
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