Legal Opinion
Elliott v. United States Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 26, 2010No. 07-5385PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant brought suit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the United States Department of Agriculture to disclose blueprints to buildings located on an agricultural research campus. Concluding that the requested blueprints fall within FOIA Exemption 2, which exempts from disclosure matters “related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency,” 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(2), the district court granted summary judgment for the government. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm.
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Appellant Damon Elliott submitted FOIA requests…
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