Legal Opinion

David Paul Larson v. Central Intelligence Agency

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 12, 1988No. 87-5319PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant David P. Larson requested information from the CIA pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA” or “the Act”) concerning the Soviet KGB agent who defected to the United States and then redefected to the Soviet Union. In response, the CIA mailed to Larson a “CIA-prepared biography of Vitaliy Yur-chenko” free of charge. The CIA also requested a payment commitment from Larson for any additional research and duplication. 1

Thereafter, appellant requested a fee waiver and expeditious treatment of his request. The CIA denied Larson’s waiver and expedition requests upon finding that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. National Treasury Employees Union v. William J. GriffinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  3. McClellan Ecological Seepage Situation Mary Fisher Charles Yarbrough v. Frank C. Carlucci, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  4. David Ely v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
  5. Larson v. Central Intelligence AgencyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987

3Cited by69 opinions

  1. Carl Oglesby v. The United States Department of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  2. David Carney v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  3. Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
  4. Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Rossotti, CharlesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
  5. Dale v. Internal Revenue ServiceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002

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