United States DC Circuit

Given the circumstances surrounding the storage and transfer of her documents within the department, plaintiff had no reasonable expectation of privacy in either the documents or the safe where they were being kept. Thus her Fourth Amendment rights were not violated.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/07/2003
• Decided 12/19/2003
• Published 12/19/2003

Judges

• ROBERTS, Circuit Judge:, Before:  RANDOLPH and ROBERTS, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dale L. Wilcox argued the cause for appellant.   On the briefs were Larry Klayman and Paul J. Orfanedes.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard Montague, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and Barbara L. Herwig, Assistant Director, U.S. Department of Justice.  Dennis C. Barghaan, Jr. and Marleigh D. Dover, Attorneys, entered appearances.