Read Sephton v. F.B.I., 05-1820

Summary judgment in favor of FBI in a suit under the Freedom of Information Act is affirmed where: 1) the FBI met the FOIA standard for a reasonable search; and 2) it was not plain error for the district court to consider the FOIA issues joined upon the FBI's filing of a motion for summary judgment instead of the filing of an answer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/31/2006
• Published 03/31/2006

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, LIPEZ, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel J. Stotter, with whom Bromley Newton, LLP, Robert Wolkon, and Wolkon & Pascucci, LLP were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen L. Goodwin, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.