Taylor, Brent v. Blakey, Marion

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.

GINSBURG, Chief Judge:

Brent Taylor requested certain documents from the Federal Aviation Administration under the Freedom of Information Act. The FAA denied his request and Taylor sued to compel disclosure. The district court dismissed the case, holding res judi-cata barred Taylor’s claim because Greg Herrick, a “close associate” of Taylor’s, had been his “virtual representative” in a prior FOIA case Herrick had brought unsuccessfully seeking the same documents. We affirm that judgment.

I. Background

Herrick, a member of the Antique Aircraft…