Legal Opinion
William Jordan v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 5, 1982No. 81-1380PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Chief Judge:
This appeal protests an order of the District Court wholly denying appellant’s motion for attorneys’ fees claimed as an entitlement of successful Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 1 litigation. 2 Finding this disposition beyond the pale of sound judicial discretion, we reverse the order and remand the case to the District Court for further proceedings.
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Appellant, while a student at Georgetown University Law Center, sought from the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia access to all charging manuals, rules and guidelines setting forth…
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