Legal Opinion
Paul Laxalt v. C.K. McClatchy
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 20, 1987No. 86-5450PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is taken from the District Court’s refusal to issue an order permitting civil discovery of certain Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) files that are subject to the Privacy Act (the “Act”). 1 We hold that the District Court applied the wrong legal standard in ruling that, as a prerequisite to invoking discovery at all, the parties seeking access to the files must establish a specific “need” for the documents beyond mere relevance to the underlying litigation. Accordingly, we vacate and remand to the District Court for further proceedings…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Samuel Friedman v. Bache Halsey Stuart Shields, Inc. Samuel Friedman v. Bache Halsey Stuart Shields, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Freeman v. SeligsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by73 opinions
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- Pleasants v. AllbaughDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002
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