Legal Opinion
Mary Williams Cazalas v. United States Department of Justice, Attorney General William French Smith and United States Attorney John Volz
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1981No. 80-3565PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Mary Williams Cazalas appeals from an order denying her attorney fees incurred in bringing an action to compel production of documents under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. The trial judge, in affirming the magistrate’s determination, held that Cazalas did not “substantially prevail” because she failed to meet the four-part test that we established in Chamberlain v. Kurtz, 589 F.2d 827 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 842, 100 S.Ct. 82, 62 L.Ed.2d 54 (1979) and Blue v. Bureau of Prisons, 570 F.2d 529 (5th Cir. 1978). On appeal Cazalas contends…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Nationwide Building Maintenance, Inc. v. Arthur Sampson, Administrator, U. S. General Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Eddie David Cox v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Bart B. Chamberlain, Jr., Etc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Jerome Kurtz, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Defendants- Appellants-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council, Inc. v. William J. Usery, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Taylor v. AppletonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Beatrice Maynard v. Central Intelligence Agency, Beatrice Maynard v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Robert B. Clarkson v. Internal Revenue Service and John Henderson, District DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Chilivis v. Securities & Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Mary Williams Cazalas v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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