Legal Opinion
Hidalgo v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 3, 2003No. 01-5161PublishedCited by 348 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAET HENDERSON.
KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Peter Hidalgo, a federal inmate in Coleman, Florida, appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the government. 1 Hidalgo brought this action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 552 et seq., to challenge the denial by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of his FOIA request for information regarding a paid government informant. The district court held that the requested information was exempt from disclosure under FOIA Exemption 6, 5…
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