Legal Opinion
David D. MINIER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1996No. 95-15475PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Invoking the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq. (“FOIA”), plaintiff-appellant David Minier (“Minier”) requested defendant-appellee Central Intelligence Agency (the “CIA”) to disclose whether Claude Barnes Capehart (“Capehart”), acting as a CIA agent, was involved in a CIA plot to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. The CIA, relying on certain exemptions to the FOIA, refused to confirm or deny Cape-hart’s alleged employment with the CIA. The district court granted summary judgment for the CIA, and Minier appeals.
We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §…
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- Central Intelligence Agency v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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