Legal Opinion
In Re United States Department of Defense
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 3, 1988No. 88-5044PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
WALD, Chief Judge:
The Department of Defense (“DOD”) petitions here for a writ of mandamus directing District Judge Louis F. Oberdorfer to revoke the appointment of a special master in this Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) case. Because we conclude that Judge Oberdorfer did not abuse his discretion in appointing the master, we deny the petition.
I. Background
This petition arises from a lawsuit brought under FOIA1 by the Washington Post and staff writer R. Scott Armstrong seeking to compel…
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