Legal Opinion
Detroit Free Press v. United States Department of Justice
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided November 21, 2001No. 01-70024Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANT TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTS FOR AN IN CAMERA REVIEW AND TO PRODUCE A VAUGHN INDEX
ROBERTS, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) matter is before the Court on the Government’s Motion for Summary Judgment. A hearing regarding the Motion was held on October 3, 2001, and the Court took the matter under advisement.
Plaintiff the Detroit Free Press seeks the disclosure of records pertaining to the disappearance of James R. Hoffa on July 30, 1975. In view of the age of the underlying criminal activity at issue, the strong public interest…
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