United States DC Circuit

In a Freedom of Information Act request for certain FBI records, the district court erred when it determined that plaintiff was ineligible for an award of attorney's fees since she substantially prevailed in her action when she obtained an order for the release of 346 pages.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/18/2005
• Decided 08/09/2005
• Published 08/09/2005

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and EDWARDS and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David K. Colapinto argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.   Mark S. Zaid and Roy W. Krieger entered appearances., Scott L. Nelson and Brian Wolfman were on the brief for amicus curiae Public Citizen, Inc. in support of appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• H. Thomas Byron, III, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, and Douglas N. Letter and Leonard Schaitman, Attorneys.