James O. Evans v. Department of Transportation of the United States

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns the application of the Freedom of Information Act of 1966, 5 U.S.C., § 552. The District Court granted summary judgment against James O. Evans, who was the plaintiff below and is the appellant here. We affirm.

Invoking the provisions of the Act, on May 1, 1969, James O. Evans filed suit against the Department of Transportation of the United States, seeking disclosure of letters allegedly written on a date somewhere about October, 1960, to the Federal Aviation Agency, referring to his capabilities as a commercial airline pilot. The complaint alleged…