Legal Opinion
Ferguson v. Kelly
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 28, 1978No. 76 C 3898PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GRADY, District Judge.
Plaintiff in this action filed October 21, 1976, sought the disclosure of documents by defendants pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq. Plaintiff made a general request in May 1975 for information pertaining to him in the possession of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”). In September 1975, the agency released some documents and withheld others on the basis they were exempt from disclosure. Plaintiff pursued his administrative remedies and then sued in this court, seeking disclosure of the remaining…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Daniel Nix v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
- Harrison Wellford v. Clifford L. Hardin, Individually, and as Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Wellford v. HardinDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1970
- Flower v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1978
- Tarnopol v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
3Cited by29 opinions
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- Joan C. Baez v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Lamont v. Department of JusticeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
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