Legal Opinion
Allen v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 22, 1989No. Civ. A. No. 81-1206PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JUNE L. GREEN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on plaintiff Mark Allen’s application for an interim award of attorney’s fees and costs. Under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), a court may award reasonable attorney fees to a complainant who has “substantially prevailed.” 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(E) (1982). For the reasons stated below, the Court denies plaintiff’s application without prejudice.
FACTS
The plaintiff seeks access under FOIA to records of any communications between the United States House of Representatives’ Select Committee on Assassinations and the…
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