Legal Opinion
Birchel L. Carson v. U. S. Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 27, 1980No. 79-1871PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.
WALD, Circuit Judge:
Birchel Carson appeals an order of the district court entered on cross-motions for summary judgment under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1976). That order denied Carson access to materials which were withheld by the United States Parole Commission (Parole Commission) in response to Carson’s request for access to his Parole Commission files.
The primary issue on appeal is the narrow but important question whether a pre-sentence report is an agency record within the meaning of the FOIA. For the reasons…
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3Cited by64 opinions
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