Legal Opinion
Summers v. United States Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 27, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-2771PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GESELL, District Judge.
This is a Freedom of Information Act case (“FOIA”). Summers, an author, seeks information from the FBI concerning 28 prominent individuals who are now deceased. The FBI has invoked Open America v. Watergate Special Prosecution Forces, 547 F.2d 605 (D.C.Cir.1976), requesting a stay of further proceedings until July 19, 1991 in response to Summers’ demands for preferential treatment of his requests. Summers asks that his requests be expedited, ignoring the “first in/first out” policy sustained in Open America. In addition, Summers demands a piecemeal Vaughn v.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Open America v. The Watergate Special Prosecution ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
3Cited by3 opinions
- Anthony Summers v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Lisee v. Central Intelligence AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990
- Summers v. U.S. Department of JusticeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990