Milner v. United States Department of Navy

575 F.3d 959 (2009)

Glen Scott MILNER, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 07-36056.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Argued and Submitted March 12, 2009.

Filed August 5, 2009.

David S. Mann and Keith P. Scully, Seattle, WA, for the appellant.

Peter A. Winn, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA, for the appellee.

Before: WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, RONALD M. GOULD and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal highlights the tension between the public's right of access to government files under the Freedom of…