[CPEO-MEF] NOISE, COMMUNITIES: Coupeville Outlying Landing Field (WA) public records settlement

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

COER, Navy settle FOIA lawsuit

By Jessie Stensland
Whidbey News-Times (WA)
August 21, 2020 
 
A group known for protesting jet noise at the Navy airfield near Coupeville settled a federal, public-records lawsuit against the Navy this week.

Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve, also known as COER, filed the action in U.S. District Court last year, claiming a laundry list of violations of the Freedom of Information Act.

COER reported that the lawsuit was settled when the Navy finally produced the responsive documents and paid $17,500 to cover attorney’s fees.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/news/coer-navy-settle-foia-lawsuit/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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