Case Name: Martha NATHAN, et al. v. William French SMITH, U.S. Attorney General; Martha NATHAN, et al., Appellants, v. William French SMITH, U.S. Attorney General, Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1984-06-05
Citations: 737 F.2d 1069
Docket Number: Nos. 83-1619, 83-1643
Parties: Martha NATHAN, et al. v. William French SMITH, U.S. Attorney General. Martha NATHAN, et al., Appellants, v. William French SMITH, U.S. Attorney General, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 737
Pages: 1069–1082

Head Matter:
Martha NATHAN, et al. v. William French SMITH, U.S. Attorney General. Martha NATHAN, et al., Appellants, v. William French SMITH, U.S. Attorney General, Appellant.
Nos. 83-1619, 83-1643.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Argued Feb. 28, 1984.
Decided June 5, 1984.
As Amended June 5 and June 14, 1984.
Davis, sitting by designation and Bork, Circuit Judges, concurred and filed opinions.
Harry T. Edwards, Circuit Judge, concurred in result and filed statement.
John F. Cordes, Atty., Dept, of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Joseph E. diGe-nova, U.S. Atty., and Leonard Schaitman, Atty., Dept, of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellant in No. 83-1619 and for cross-appellee in No. 83-1643. Richard K. Willard, Atty., Dept, of Justice, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for Smith, U.S. Attorney General.
Daniel P. Sheehan, Washington, D.C., for appellee in No. 83-1619 and for cross-appellant in No. 83-1643.
Before EDWARDS, BORK and DAVIS , Circuit Judges.
Concurring opinions filed by Circuit Judge DAVIS, Circuit Judge BORK and Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.
Of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sitting by designation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 291(a).
. By Pub.L. 97-409, Jan. 3, 1983, 96 Stat. 2039-2041, the Act was amended to delete the word "specific” before “information,” and to substitute the following:
In determining whether grounds to investigate exist, the Attorney General shall consider—
(A) the degree of specificity of the information received, and
(B) the credibility of the source of the information.
The amendment also substituted, among other things, the term “independent counsel” for “special prosecutor.”

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
We reverse the District Court's decision granting in part plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment.