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1998 Calendar Year Report on Department of Justice Freedom
of Information Act Litigation Activities: Cover Letter

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)
ANNUAL REPORT
CALENDAR YEAR 1998

PREAMBLE TO LISTS OF
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT CASES

The lists of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases which follow include:

List of Freedom of Information Act Cases Received in 1998;

List of Freedom of Information Act Cases in Which a Decision Was Rendered in 1998,
Including the Disposition of Each Such Case, the Exemptions Involved, and the Fees and
Costs Awarded, if any;

1998 Addendum to Prior Annual Reports.

The attorneys' fees and costs listed with the cases in which a decision was rendered in 1998 reflect amounts paid to the plaintiffs unless otherwise indicated. In addition, this list of cases may include cases also listed on previous annual reports. For example, a case initially decided in 1997 but appealed and affirmed in 1998 would be found on the list of cases in which a decision was rendered in 1997 (the 1997 Annual Report) and on the list of cases in which a decision was rendered in 1998 (the 1998 Annual Report).

The lists do not include "reverse" FOIA cases. They do include cases involving the National Labor Relations Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, all of which, by statutory authority or agreement with the Attorney General, handle FOIA cases in which they are the defendant.

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