Legal Opinion
August v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 20, 2003No. 98-5340PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Responding to a federal prisoner’s Freedom of Information Act request for his investigative file, the Federal Bureau of Investigation withheld the bulk of the requested materials pursuant to FOIA Exemption 7(A), which exempts from disclosure any records that could reasonably be expected to interfere with ongoing law-enforcement proceedings. After the district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Government and while that ruling was pending on appeal, however, the law-enforcement proceedings against the prisoner…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- John Doe Agency v. John Doe Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- William Jordan v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility v. United States Secret ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Maydak v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by63 opinions
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