Legal Opinion
Max Willard Raymond C. Jackson Mack Lester v. Internal Revenue Service
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 7, 1985No. 84-2282PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEEDEN, Circuit Judge:
The question presented is whether the district court erred in granting summary judgment to the Internal Revenue Service in a Freedom of Information Act suit. Appellants Jackson, Lester and Willard brought this action to obtain copies of notes made during interviews with I.R.S. agents. The district court determined that the information sought need not be disclosed because it was exempt from the Freedom of Information Act under 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(A). This statutory provision exempts from disclosure investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes if the…
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- L.A. Linsteadt and Wannelle Linsteadt v. Internal Revenue Service and Roscoe L. Egger, CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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