Legal Opinion
Alliance for Responsible CFC Policy, Inc. v. Costle
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 7, 1986No. Civ. A. 80-3290PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GASCH, Senior District Judge.
This is an action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for disclosure of documents held by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Currently before the Court is plaintiff’s request for an award of $15,146 in attorneys’ fees under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E) (1982).
I. BACKGROUND
In 1980, the EPA announced that it was examining whether to regulate the production of chlorofluoroearbons (CFCs). On October 17, 1980, the EPA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding CFC production and requested that all comments on the proposed…
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