United States Ninth Circuit
Forest Serv. Employees for Envtl. Ethics v. US Forest Serv., 05-36221
In the context of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the U.S. Forest Service is not required to publicly release the identities of agency personnel who responded to a wildfire that killed two Forest Service employees.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/06/2007
- Decided 05/01/2008
- Published 05/01/2008
Judges
- O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:, Before: DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, SUSAN P. GRABER, and CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- David A. Bahr, Western Environmental Law Center, Eugene, OR, argued the cause for the plaintiff-appellant and filed briefs.
- For Appellees:
- Steve Frank, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the defendant-appellee and filed a brief; Leonard Schaitman, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington DC, Karen J. Immergut, United States Attorney, Portland, OR, and Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, were on the brief.