United Association Of Journeymen And Apprentices Of The Plumbing And Pipefitting Industry, Local 598 v. Department Of The Army, Corps Of Engineers, Walla Walla District

841 F.2d 1459 127 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3072 , 108 Lab.Cas. P 35,041 UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF the PLUMBING AND PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY, LOCAL 598, and Glenn E. Hickman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DEPARTMENT OF the ARMY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WALLA WALLA DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee. No. 86-3586. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 3, 1986. Decided March 15, 1988. Cheryl A. French, Hafer, Price, Rinehart & Schwerin, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants. Theresa J. Rambosek, legal intern, supervised by Carroll D. Gray, Spokane, Wash., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Before SKOPIL, FLETCHER and POOLE, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 This is an appeal of the district court's denial of attorney's fees under the Freedom of Information Act. The Union requested payroll records from the Army Corps of Engineers for the purpose of determining whether a contractor working for the Army was complying with federal prevailing-wage laws. The Army refused to disclose the names and addresses of persons on the payroll records on the ground that disclosure…