United States DC Circuit

The FOIA entitles plaintiff to the document prepared by defendant in response to a congressional committee directive, except for such portions of the response as would reveal the congressional request. Absent a contrary expression of congressional intent, neither defendant's expectations nor its handling of the document can turn the entire agency-created record into a confidential congressional document.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/05/2004
• Published 03/05/2004

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 appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Haungs, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard Jr., U.S. Attorney, and Jonathan S. Cohen, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice.