Legal Opinion
Jeffrey J. Radowich v. United States Attorney, District of Maryland and United States Department of Justice, and Homer Gudelsky, Intervening
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 4, 1981No. 81-1068PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff/appellee sought the release under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)1 of certain information given the office of the United States Attorney in confidence by one Gudelsky in the course of a criminal investigation of political corruption conducted by that office. The Government objects to release asserting that such information was exempt from disclosure under work product,2 personal privacy,3 and confidential information4 exemptions. Other than for the excision under the work product exemption of the purely deliberative statements in the requested…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Peter Irons v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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- Branch v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
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