Legal Opinion
John T. Fackelman v. Griffin B. Bell, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1977No. 76-4078PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
During his incarceration in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary appellant John T. Fackelman sought access to his institutional file. Federal prison officials granted this request in part, releasing some 225 pages to the prisoner, but they denied another part of the request on the ground that certain documents were exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The federal officials also assessed Fackelman a copying fee of $23.20 for the documénts released. After an unsuccessful administrative appeal, Fackelman filed an action pro se to gain access to the…
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