Legal Opinion

Wheeler v. Central Intelligence Agency

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 4, 2003No. CIV.A.02-604 RMCPublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

COLLYER, District Judge.

This is an action instituted under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (“FOIA”), and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, concerning the response John Fenton Wheeler received to the request for documents he submitted to the Central Intelligence Agency (“CIA” or “Agency”). 1 Mr. Wheeler sought “a copy of any records about me maintained at your agency.” Compl. Ex. 3. In a letter dated May 4, 2000, the CIA responded that there were “no documents available to [him] under either the FOIA or the Privacy Act of 1974.” Compl. Ex. 9 (citations…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  2. Military Audit Project, Felice D. Cohen, Morton H. Halperin v. William Casey, Director of Central IntelligenceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  3. Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  4. Students Against Genocide v. Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
  5. Central Intelligence Agency v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  3. People for the American Way Foundation v. National Park ServiceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
  4. Mobley v. Central Intelligence AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
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