Legal Opinion
Richard Bowen v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1991No. 90-15065PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
This case involves Richard Bowen’s repeated requests under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) for documents and records from the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) involving cyanide and other poison tamperings of consumer products. Bowen began his FOIA requests while charged, in a state court criminal proceeding, with a cyanide tampering incident involving Anacin-3 capsules. This charge resulted in Bowen’s conviction for attempted murder for which he is currently incarcerated.
Bowen now appeals, pro se, the district court’s grant of summary judgment in…
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