Legal Opinion
Dr. Charles W. McCutchen Appellee/cross-Appellant v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 5, 1994No. 92-5372 & 92-5389PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.
BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:
Dr. Charles McCutchen filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act for a list of all investigations of scientific misconduct undertaken by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Scientific Integrity. The Department released this list, but in all cases where there had been no finding of wrongdoing, it deleted the names of both the investigated scientists (“respondents”) and the individuals who had made the allegations of misconduct (“complainants”). After Dr. McCutchen sued to compel disclosure…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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