Legal Opinion
The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice Environmental Defense Fund v. Office of Management and Budget
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 25, 1984No. 83-1138, 83-1685PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
In these eases we are asked to decide a novel question concerning the scope of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA or the Act): whether appointment calen-' dars, phone logs and daily agendas of government officials are “agency records” subject to disclosure under FOIA. We conclude that appointment materials that are created solely for an individual’s convenience, that contain a mix of personal and business entries, and that may be disposed of at the individual’s discretion are not “agency records” under FOIA. We also…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Environmental Protection Agency v. MinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by115 opinions
- Valencia-Lucena v. United States Coast GuardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
- Grand Central Partnership, Inc. v. Andrew Cuomo, as Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Baker & Hostetler LLP v. United States Department of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- Judicial Watch, Inc. v. United States Secret ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2013
- Karl Gallant v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
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