In fact, Judge Lamberth said, the working groups included scores of people from private industry, including managed care executives with potential conflicts of interest.
The Administration offered to open the records of Mrs. Clinton's task force in September 1994, but ''the White House did not fulfill its promises'' until it was forced to do so, after several months of prodding by the plaintiffs, Judge Lamberth said.
After unsuccessful efforts to settle the lawsuit, the Administration decided to release most of the documents prepared by the task force, avoiding the need for a trial.