Legal Opinion
Defenders of Wildlife v. United States Department of the Interior
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 13, 2004No. CIV.A. 03-1192(ESH)PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HUVELLE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs have sued the United States Department of the Interior (“DOI”) and the Office of Government Ethics (“OGE”) under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, seeking records regarding Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles’ compliance with federal ethics laws and regulations relating to prohibited conflicts of interest. They challenge the adequacy of defendants’ search for responsive documents, as well as their withholding of eleven documents pursuant to FOIA Exemptions 4, 5, and 6. Before the Court are the defendants’ motion for…
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