Legal Opinion
Herbert L. Fenster v. Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 18, 1979No. 78-2169PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, after “substantially prevailing” in litigation seeking the release of federal documents, sought an award of attorneys’ fees under section 552(a)(4XE) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). 1 United States District Judge George L. Hart, Jr., denied the request, prompting this appeal. Believing that Judge Hart properly exercised his discretion in denying the award, we affirm.
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Gilbert Cuneo (now deceased) and Herbert Fenster, 2 partners in a Washington law firm that specializes in government contract law, filed this suit against then Secretary of Defense Robert…
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