Legal Opinion
Robert S. Cooper, Jr. v. The Department of the Navy of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1979No. 75-3100PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
Before WISDOM, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges. GEE, Circuit Judge:
This cause concerns an attempt by counsel representing the survivors of one killed in the crash of a Marine Corps helicopter to obtain access via the Freedom of Information Act to reports of certain investigations of the accident.
Our initial opinion, reported at 558 F.2d 274, details the facts and progress of the case and contains the following observations, to which we adhere:
Finally, Appellee argues that whatever privilege might exist for the AAR has been waived by a regulation providing that a copy of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Robert S. Cooper, Jr. v. The Department of the Navy of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. Anders Jahre, Defendants-Third-Party Volkswagenwerk A. G., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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