Legal Opinion
Vincent James Landano v. United States Department of Justice the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 14, 1992No. 91-5161PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we focus on Exemptions 7(C) and 7(D) to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(C)-(D). These exemptions are at the center of a dispute between plaintiff-appellee Vincent Landano and defendants-appellants the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice (collectively the “FBI”) over Landano’s request under the FOIA for documents relating to the 1976 murder of a police officer. Landano was convicted for that murder in a New Jersey state court. The district court granted summary judgment to Landano…
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3Cited by38 opinions
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