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· 1/25/1991

Scott Armstrong v. George Bush

Citations

  • 924 F.2d 282
  • 288 U.S. App. D.C. 38
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 1013
  • 1991 WL 5865

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that the plain language of 5 U.S.C. § 701(b)(1) should be read as implying that the President is not an agency under the APA
  • recognizing that district courts may assess whether an agency's recordkeeping policies violate the APA \because they permit the destruction of 'records' that must be preserved under the FRA\
  • noting that the FRA contains a \detailed definition of the 'records' that agencies must preserve\
  • noting that these provisions, as well as others, furnished \law to apply\ under the Administrative Procedure Act (\APA\
  • noting that these provisions, as well as others, furnished “law to apply” under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”
  • finding review of guidelines defining “records” under the Federal Records Act was necessary to ensure that documents to which plaintiffs were entitled were not destroyed

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Judges: Wald, Ginsburg, Randolph

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