Legal Opinion
Dennis Doyle v. Federal Bureau of Investigation and William Webster, in His Capacity as Director
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1983No. 83-5500PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether it was error for the district court to uphold the government’s withholding of documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, on the basis of an in camera affidavit submitted in support of the claimed exemptions without a review of the requested documents. We affirm.
FACTS
Appellant Dennis Doyle filed requests for any documents pertaining to him that were in the possession of the FBI. The FBI withheld many of the requested documents, claiming exemptions from disclosure based on national security, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(1),…
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