United States DC Circuit

A commercial publisher had standing to allege that the Department of Defense violated statutory and regulatory requirements, by maintaining an Internet-accessible database for dissemination of government documents without first determining whether the private sector could do so at a lower cost.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/17/2003
• Decided 08/12/2003
• Published 08/12/2003

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and HENDERSON and Garland, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David T. Ralston, Jr. argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs was John G. DeGooyer.


• For Appellees:
  
• W. Mark Nebeker, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.