National Parks & Conservation Ass'n v. Morton
ELR Citation: 3 ELR 20236
Nos. No. 436-72, 351 F. Supp. 404/(D.D.C., 12/04/1972)
Financial records of concessioners within the national parks are protected from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The records are confidential within the meaning of the exemption in §552(b)(4) of the Act, since they contain financial information that generally would not be available to the public.
Counsel for Plaintiff
Richard B. Wolf
Janne Gallagher
Institute For Public Interest Representation
Georgetown University Law School
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Counsel for Defendants
Arnold T. Aikens
Harold Titus
Joseph M. Hannon Assistant U.S. Attorneys
Department of Justice
10th and Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004