United States DC Circuit

A Freedom of Information Act claimant did not preserve a challenge to the sufficiency of a State Department affidavit and, in attacking the adequacy of a Department search, did not present evidence tending to show that a particular document was in the Department's files.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/09/2002
• Decided 01/17/2003
• Published 01/17/2003

Judges

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

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jonathan Cohen argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were Alexander E. Eagleton and Herbert E. Milstein.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter D. Blumberg, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.  Heather J. Kelly, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.