Legal Opinion
Coastal States Gas Corporation v. Department of Energy
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 15, 1980No. 79-2181PublishedCited by 1,209 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge;
This case raises issues concerning the scope of Exemptions 5 and 7 to the general disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1976). In 1975 and 1976, plaintiff Coastal States Gas Corporation (Coastal States) filed Freedom of Information requests with the defendant, 1 seeking copies of agency interpretations of its regulations which had not been made public. The plaintiff’s requests were never processed, but after suit was filed some documents were released. The issue in this appeal is…
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