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Cadc 79-12 the Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D. C., Inc. v. Griffin B. Bell

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 2, 1979No. 78-1391PublishedCited by 132 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the court per curiam.

2Per curiam

In February 1975 appellant, the Founding Church of Scientology (Church), submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 1 for all records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) pertaining to the Church, its related organizations, and its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. Dissatisfied with the FBI’s response, 2 appellant filed this FOIA action in District Court on September 26,1975 to force disclosure of the Bureau’s files. 3 The Church now chal lenges the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the FBI. 4

Appellant argues that the…

3Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  4. Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Mead Data Central, Inc. v. United States Department of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977

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4Cited by132 opinions

  1. Cynthia King v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  2. Marc Truitt v. Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  3. Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Behalf of Judiciary Committee v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  4. Fund for Constitutional Government v. National Archives and Records ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  5. Nassar Afshar v. Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983

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