Legal Opinion
Katherine Anne Meyer v. George Bush, Chairman, Task Force on Regulatory Relief
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 8, 1993No. 92-5029PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
The district court, at the behest of the government, certified to us on interlocutory appeal the question whether President Reagan’s Task Force on Regulatory Relief, headed by .then-Viee President Bush and composed of certain cabinet members, is an “agency” for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. Appellee seeks certain Task Force documents under the Act. We reverse the district court’s determination and hold that the Task Force was not an…
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