Legal Opinion
Marschner v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ETC.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided May 4, 1979No. Civ. B-78-406PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
DALY, District Judge.
This is an action under the Freedom of Information Act by a federal prisoner seeking a copy of the Department of State’s file concerning plaintiff’s extradition from Martinique to the United States. During the pendency of this case, the Department disclosed to plaintiff the information sought. Plaintiff now seeks attorney’s fees.
On May 20, 1978, plaintiff wrote to defendant and requested a copy of his extradition file. Plaintiff wrote additional letters in June and September, and also, in July, contacted the American Embassy in Paris, France to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council, Inc. v. William J. Usery, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Kaye v. BurnsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Exner v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1978
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Ellis v. CassidyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Ellis v. CassidyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Lovell v. AldereteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Michael Alan Crooker v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Hudgins v. Internal Revenue ServiceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1985
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