Legal Opinion
Animal Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. Department of the Air Force
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 16, 1999No. Civil Action 96-01522(CKK)PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KOLLAR-KOTELLY, District Judge.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund (“ALDF”), a non-profit membership organization based in California, has brought an action under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, to compel the Department of the Air Force to release documents pertaining to its plans to divest itself of over 140 chimpanzees. Pending before the Court are the Air Force’s Motion for Summary Judgment, the ALDF’s opposition thereto, and the Air. Force’s reply. Additionally, ALDF has moved to have this Court conduct an in camera review of the documents that-the Air…
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