United States Ninth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's suit, seeking disclosure of documents by defendant-Department of Labor, is affirmed where defendant may rely on 5 U.S.C. section 552a(d)(5) to withhold documents that were compiled in anticipation of litigation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/16/2005
• Decided 08/15/2005
• Published 08/15/2005

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:, Before B. FLETCHER, McKEOWN, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth G. Kieffer, Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Daheim, LLP, Tacoma, WA, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter A. Winn, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA, for the appellee.