Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. United States Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 30, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-2039PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
This is an action in which plaintiff seeks certain records from the Department of Justice and Peter A. Rodino, Jr., Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States House of Representatives, on the investigation of one Peter R. Schlam. The Department of Justice is sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Mr. Rodino is sued under the common law right of access to public records. The matter is now before the Court on Mr. Rodino’s motion to dismiss. Mr. Rodino claims that Congress is not subject to the common law rule which gives citizens…
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