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FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, No. 13-17131 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 3:12-cv-04376-EDL

U.S. FOOD & DRUG

ADMINISTRATION, OPINION

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Elizabeth D. Laporte, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Submitted En Banc August 26, 2016* San Francisco, California

Filed September 2, 2016

Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, and Stephen Reinhardt, Alex Kozinski, Ronald M. Gould, Richard A. Paez, Richard C. Tallman, Jay S. Bybee, Milan D. Smith, Jr., Morgan Christen, Jacqueline H. Nguyen and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam Opinion

* The en banc court unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). SUMMARY**

Freedom of Information Act

The en banc court adopted a de novo standard of review for summary judgment decisions in Freedom of Information Act cases, overruled other decisions to the contrary, and remanded the case to the three-judge panel to…