Legal Opinion
Enviro Tech International, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 10, 2004No. 03-2215PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Enviro Tech International, Inc. (“Enviro Tech”), filed this action seeking judicial review of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA’s”) refusal to produce certain documents in response to Enviro Tech’s request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (“FOIA”). The EPA asserted, and the district court agreed, that the withheld documents were exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(5) pursuant to the so-called deliberative process privilege. En-viro Tech appeals, asserting that the withheld documents relate to actions that are beyond the…
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