Legal Opinion
Center for International Environmental Law v. Office of the United States Trade Representative
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 19, 2002No. Civ.A. 01-2350PLFPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
On November 9, 2001, plaintiffs Center for International Environmental Law, Friends of the Earth and Public Citizen, three non-profit groups that monitor international trade and environmental issues, filed suit under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., against the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) and Robert B. Zoel-lick, in his official capacity as the United States Trade Representative. 1 Plaintiffs seek to obtain information relating to the just-completed negotiation of a United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement,…
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