Legal Opinion
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 11, 1982No. 81-1605PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Circuit Judge:
This is an action under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1976 & Supp. IV 1980), by Playboy Enterprises, Inc. against the Department of Justice. Playboy seeks to compel disclosure of a report prepared by the Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility. The report relates to the activities of one Gary Thomas Rowe, Jr., an FBI informant, and the treatment of Rowe by the FBI. The Department asserted in the District Court that certain parts of the report are protected by various provisions of the FOIA, and in addition contended that the entire report is…
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