Legal Opinion
Lame, Anthony v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 16, 1981No. 80-2458PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
Anthony Lame appeals from the district court’s entry of summary judgment for the United States Department of Justice in his action under the Freedom of Information Act. The district court held that the complete text of all the documents that Lame sought were exempt from FOIA disclosure. We hold that the district court did not utilize proper procedures in determining which documents or which portion of documents were exempt. Thus, its ruling based on inadequate submissions cannot be sustained. Accordingly, we reverse and remand.
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Anthony Lame, the…
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