United States DC Circuit

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Appellate Information

• Argued 05/07/2002
• Decided 06/14/2002
• Published 06/14/2002

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, HENDERSON, and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• William A. Dobrovir argued the cause for appellant/cross-appellee.   With him on the briefs was Cornish F. Hitchcock., Jonathan S. Cohen, Attorney, United States Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee/cross-appellant.   With him on the briefs were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., United States Attorney, and Karen D. Utiger, Attorney, United States Department of Justice.