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Michael Alan Crooker v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 29, 1986No. 85-5930PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Michael Alan Crooker (Crooker) submitted a request to the Bu reau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF or Bureau) for certain documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq. BATF withheld most of the requested records, asserting their exemption from disclosure under FOIA Exemption 7(A), 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(A), which shields “investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that the production of such records would ... interfere with enforcement proceedings.” Crooker’s plea for…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Coastal States Gas Corporation v. Department of EnergyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  2. National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Abourezk v. ReaganCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
  4. James T. Campbell v. Department of Health and Human Services and Eli Lilly and CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  5. Lead Industries Ass'n v. Occupational Safety & Health AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by68 opinions

  1. Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Behalf of Judiciary Committee v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  2. Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
  3. Center for National Security Studies v. U.S. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2003
  4. Arthur B. Keys, Jr. v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  5. Maydak v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2000

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