Legal Opinion
Edward W. Duffin v. Norman Carlson, Director Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 24, 1980No. 79-1533PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:
Duffin, a prison inmate, in response to his prior requests, had been given access to some documents from the files of the Bureau of Prisons, and in this appeal contends that he is entitled under the Freedom of Information Act to three newly discovered documents that are also in the possession of prison authorities. The records that Duffin demands consist of confidential information furnished only by confidential sources, i.e., by informants. We deny appellant’s claim since Section 552(b)(7)(D) of the Freedom of…
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