United States DC Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant, on plaintiff's Freedom of Information Act claim seeking a large number of BOP documents in electronic format, which defendant provided to plaintiff as paper copies only based on prison regulations, is reversed as the statutory language unambiguously requires the records to be provided in electronic format.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/10/2006
• Decided 11/03/2006
• Published 11/03/2006

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Craig E. Estes, appointed by the court, argued the cause as amicus curiae for appellant.   With him on the briefs were William M. Hohengarten and David W. DeBruin, appointed by the court., Brandon Sample, pro se, filed briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Megan L. Rose, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney at the time the brief was filed, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.   Michael J. Ryan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.