Legal Opinion
Anthony Summers v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 8, 1991No. 90-5082PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Anthony Summers, a published author and investigative journalist, is plaintiff-appellant in this Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) suit against the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”). Summers contests the district court’s order granting a stay of proceedings and denying his request for immediate discovery. Because the district court’s order is neither a final judgment nor an appealable interlocutory order, we lack authority to entertain Summers’ pleas…
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