Legal Opinion
Michael Alan Crooker v. United States Parole Commission
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 21, 1984No. 83-1687PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to determine whether presentence reports are subject to the mandatory disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, or more specifically, whether presentence reports are “agency records” within the meaning of the FOIA.
Plaintiff-appellant Michael Alan Crooker is on parole from federal prison. In October 1977, the probation office of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts prepared Crooker’s presentence report for use in Crooker’s sentencing before that court. Pursuant to Rule 32(c)(3) of…
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