Legal Opinion

McClellan Ecological Seepage Situation Mary Fisher Charles Yarbrough v. Frank C. Carlucci, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense, Defendant

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 31, 1987No. 86-15050PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

Requesters McClellan Ecological Seepage Situation (MESS), a nonprofit association, and Charles Yarbrough and Mary Fisher, individual members of the association, requested that McClellan Air Force Base officials waive all search and copying fees on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The fees were reduced by twenty-five percent. Requesters sued the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to obtain a full fee waiver. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Secretary. We affirm.

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Requesters submitted a FOIA request to McClellan Air Force Base officials.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

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  2. In Re Motion to Compel Filed by Dudley M. Steele, Jr. And Betty L. Kruger, United States of America v. Dudley M. Steele, Jr. And Betty L. KrugerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  3. National Treasury Employees Union v. William J. GriffinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  4. Critical Mass Energy Project v. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  5. Larson v. Central Intelligence AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987

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  5. David Paul Larson v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988

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