United States DC Circuit

Plaintiff's request for a fee waiver under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on grounds that disclosure of the requested documents would serve the "public interest," was both reasonably specific and non-conclusory, and it meets Congress's directive that FOIA's fee waiver requirement be liberally construed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/17/2003
• Decided 05/02/2003
• Published 05/02/2003

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, HENDERSON and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Larry E. Klayman argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gretchen M. Wolfinger, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and Jonathan S. Cohen, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice.