Legal Opinion

Wolf v. Central Intelligence Agency

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 16, 2007No. 05-5394, 06-5072PublishedCited by 602 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The appellant, Paul Wolf (Wolf), filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 552 et seq., request with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA or Agency), seeking all records related to Jorge Eliecer Gaitan (Gaitan), a former (and deceased) Colombian politician. After the CIA refused to either confirm or deny the existence of such records, Wolf filed this suit. The CIA subsequently moved for summary judgment on the basis of two FOIA exemptions. In response, Wolf asserted that the Agency…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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Central Intelligence Agency v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
Alan L. Fitzgibbon v. Central Intelligence Agency Alan L. Fitzgibbon v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
Hayden v. National Security Agency/Central Security ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979

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