United States DC Circuit

In an action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the U.S. Department of Agriculture to disclose blueprints to buildings located on an agricultural research campus, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where the information sought constituted matters "related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency" under FOIA Exemption 2.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/06/2009
• Decided 02/26/2010
• Published 02/26/2010

Judges

• TATEL, Circuit Judge:, Before: TATEL, GARLAND, and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Anand V. Ramana, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs as amicus curiae in support of appellant., Damon Elliott, pro se, filed briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrea McBarnette, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief was R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.