Legal Opinion
Carl Stern v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 15, 1984No. 83-1861PublishedCited by 396 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) appeals from a district court order requiring disclosure of the names of three FBI employees investigated in connection with a possible cover-up of illegal FBI surveillance activities. No criminal charges were brought against these employees, but the FBI censured them for negligent job performance. The district court found that the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1982), requires the FBI to release the names and that none of the FOIA disclosure exemptions are applicable in this case. We reverse in part and affirm…
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