Frito-Lay v. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

HEYBURN, District Judge.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The parties in this case have filed cross-motions for judgment as a matter of law. The question which these motions pose is whether Defendant, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, is required to disclose a charge file to Plaintiff, Frito-Lay, Inc., in which Plaintiff was the subject of a racial discrimination claim brought by one of Plaintiff’s employees. Plaintiff claims that Defendant is required to disclose the file under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552. Defendant argues that because the employee is no…