United States DC Circuit

In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) action seeking certain FBI records, the denial of an attorney's fee award to Plaintiff is affirmed, where the amendment to FOIA in the OPEN Government Act of 2007 does not apply retroactively, and thus Plaintiff was not entitled to fees under that provision.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/10/2008
• Decided 06/26/2009
• Published 06/26/2009

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG and BROWN, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James H. Lesar argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Darrell C. Valdez, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.