Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-23-1994
Abstract
Plaintiff-appellant David Carney appeals from a judgment entered on April 27, 1993 in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York (Telesca, J.), granting summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") and dismissing Carney's complaint in an action brought to compel disclosure of records under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1988). The district court found that Carney was not entitled to discovery under Rule 56(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; that there were no genuine issues of fact relating to the adequacy of the DOJ's disclosure of records; that declarations submitted by the DOJ were in the form required by Rule 56(e); and that the DOJ properly denied Carney's demand for the fee waiver available under the FOIA for persons who use disclosed information in the public interest and for the fee reduction available to representatives of the news media. Id. § 552(a)(4)(A). In accordance with the following, we reverse on the fee waiver issue and affirm in all other respects.
Recommended Citation
Miner '56, Roger J., "Carney v. US Dept. of Justice, 19 F. 3d 807 - Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 1994" (1994). Circuit Court Opinions. 406.
https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/circuit_opinions/406
Comments
19 F.3d 807 (1994)
David CARNEY, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 724, Docket 93-6133.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Argued November 17, 1993.
Decided March 23, 1994.
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