United States DC Circuit

Where an agency lacks the legal authority to enforce its request for manufacturer information because of exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act, private-party submissions made in connection with the request are entitled to the same protection from disclosure as voluntary submissions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/06/2001
• Decided 03/30/2001
• Published 03/30/2001

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, Chief Judge, GINSBURG and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Allison M. Zieve argued the cause for appellant.   With her on the briefs was Michael Tankersley.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lisa S. Goldfluss, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for appellee National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.   With her on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, United States Attorney, R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant United States Attorney, Lloyd S. Guerci, Assistant Chief Counsel for Litigation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Enid Rubenstein, Attorney., Erika Z. Jones argued the cause for appellees Volvo Cars of North America, Inc., et al.   With her on the brief were Adam C. Sloane, Karen L. Manos, Paul Jackson Rice, Christopher H. Grigorian, Scott T. Kragie, and Andrew W. Cohen.