Legal Opinion
Gahagan v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Servs.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 20, 2018No. Nos. 17-30898; 17-30901; 17-30999PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREW S. OLDHAM, Circuit Judge:
*300The question presented is whether attorneys appearing pro se can recover fees under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). The district court held no. We affirm.
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Michael W. Gahagan is an immigration attorney. He uses FOIA to obtain government documents. In these consolidated cases, he requested documents from various federal agencies. Gahagan requested some of these documents to assist immigration clients. Others he requested for personal reasons. He made each request in his own name.
Gahagan was unsatisfied with the Government's response to his requests. So…
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