Carol Van Strum v. United States Environmental Protection Agency

892 F.2d 1048 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Carol VAN STRUM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 88-4175. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 28, 1989. Decided Jan. 4, 1990. Before SKOPIL, FERGUSON and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Plaintiff Carol Van Strum filed a request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for documents related to the EPA's study of dioxins. After exhausting administrative remedies, Van Strum brought this lawsuit under FOIA, requesting that the court compel EPA to disclose all requested documents. Van Strum and EPA filed cross-motions for summary judgment. After permitting discovery, the district court granted EPA's motion for summary judgment and denied Van Strum's, finding that EPA had produced all requested documents identified in Van Strum's motion for summary…