Legal Opinion
Brian Dickerson v. Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1993No. 92-1458PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act — a statute which, subject to certain exceptions, makes federal government records available to anyone who asks for them— plaintiff Brian Dickerson requested the release of records on an investigation eonduet-ed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation into the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, former president of the Teamsters Union.
Citing 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(A), which exempts from disclosure “records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such law enforcement…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Donald H. FRIEZE, Appellee, v BOATMEN’S BANK OF BELTON, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by27 opinions
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