Legal Opinion
R. Keith Neely v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 30, 2000No. 99-1128PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge MOTZ joined.
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
The district court ordered the public release of appellee R. Keith Neely’s unre-dacted FBI file, rejecting the FBI’s attempted withholding of portions of Neely’s file under Exemptions 7(C) and 7(D) of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, and the FBI appeals. Because we conclude that the FBI may be entitled to withhold significant portions of Neely s file under either Exemption 7(C), 7(D), or both, we vacate the judgment below…
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