United States DC Circuit

In dispute over registration of two pesticides containing atrazine, dismissal of Federal Advisory Committee Act claim for lack of standing is reversed as a plaintiff does not have to file a formal FOIA request before bringing an action seeking a remedy for alleged FACA violations, including violations of the statute's disclosure requirements.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/04/2007
• Decided 05/25/2007
• Published 05/25/2007

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before:  RANDOLPH, TATEL and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Benjamin H. Longstreth argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs was Aaron Colangelo.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alisa B. Klein, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees.   With her on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, Jonathan F. Cohn, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Mark B. Stern, Attorney.  Angeline Purdy, Michael T. Gray, and Teal L. Miller, Attorneys, entered appearances.