Legal Opinion
Bernard E. Simon, M.D. v. Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 15, 1992No. 91-5046PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge D.H. GINSBURG.
D.H. GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Dr. Bernard E. Simon brought suit pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, and the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, in order to gain access to Federal Bureau of Investigation records relating to him. The district court granted the FBI’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that the requested records are exempt from the disclosure requirements of the two statutes. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
I. Background
The appellant, invoking the FOIA and the Privacy Act, asked the FBI for…
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