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Public Citizen v. Carlin

In this suit, Public Citizen and historical and librarian organizations challenged Archivist John Carlin's rule authorizing agencies to routinely delete electronic records from agency computers if a paper copy has been created. United States District Judge Paul L. Friedman ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the District Court for the District of Columbia on October 22, 1997.

On August 6, 1999, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed Judge Friedman's decision and upheld the Archivist's rule. Public Citizen and the United States Supreme Court denied further reivew.

SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS

• PETITION to the United States Supreme Court for a WRIT OF CERTIORARI You may also read the brief in PDF Format
• REPLY to Opposition to Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, 2/15/2000

CIRCUIT COURT OPINION

• OPINION of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit  (August 6, 1999.)
  

DISTRICT COURT OPINIONS

• MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Granting Further Relief Against the Archivist, United States District Judge Paul L. Friedman,(April 9, 1998.)
• OPINION and ORDER of United States District Judge Paul L. Friedman  (October 22, 1997)
• PRESS RELEASE concerning opinion of Judge Friedman 

DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS

• Complaint initiating suit in Public Citizen v. Carlin .
• Plaintiff's Opposition to the Archivist's Motion for a Stay, Sept. 28, 1998
• Plaintiffs' Principal Brief: Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment and in Support of Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment.
• Government's Brief in Response to Plaintiffs' Challenge: Reply Memorandum In Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss Or, In the Alternative, for Summary Judgment and In Opposition to Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion to Summary Judgment.
• Reply Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment.
• Plaintiffs' Motion For An Order To Show Cause And To Schedule Hearing On Further Relief Pursuant To 28 U.S.C. 2202

COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDINGS

• Motion For Summary Affirmance (denied April 8, 1998).
• Government'S Principal Brief On Appeal
• Plaintiffs' Principal Brief On Appeal
• Government's Reply Brief On Appeal

General Records Schedule 20

• NARA GRS 20 (Adopted August 1995)
• PC Comments on Proposed Revisions to General Records Schedule  20.

Last updated 10/31/2000

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