Legal Opinion
Don B. Cook v. Warden J. T. Willingham, and Carl F. Zarter, Administrative Assistant, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1968No. 10012_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Per curiam
Cook was sentenced to a term of imprisonment by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and is now confined in the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas.
The sole issue raised is whether Cook is entitled to the production of the non-confidential portions of his presentence report, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. The district court held that the presentence report is made for the use of the sentencing court and thereafter remains in the exclusive control of that court despite any joint utility it may eventually serve. We agree.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Harold George Hoover v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
- Eulys Sigrid Thompson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
3Cited by32 opinions
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- Fielding M. McGehee III v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Ryan v. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Joseph Alan Lykins v. United States Department of Justice and Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Charmer Industries, Inc., and Peerless Importers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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