Legal Opinion
Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council, Inc. v. William J. Usery, Secretary of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 9, 1976No. 145, Docket 76-6077PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises under the provision of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), § 552(a)(4)(E), 1 authorizing a court to award reasonable attorney fees and other litigation costs in any case where the complainant has substantially prevailed. Although we do not agree with so much of the decision of the district court as indicates that an order directing production is a necessary condition for an award of attorney fees and costs under the FOIA, we affirm the denial of an award on the facts of this case.
By letter, of August 28, 1975, a request was made under the FOIA on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Wallace H. Campbell and Joseph H. Pope v. United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Kaye v. BurnsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Goldstein v. LeviDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1976
- American Federation of Government Employees v. RosenDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1976
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3Cited by108 opinions
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- Gilbert A. Cuneo v. Donald H. RumsfeldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Nationwide Building Maintenance, Inc. v. Arthur Sampson, Administrator, U. S. General Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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