Legal Opinion
Ferri v. Bell
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 1, 1981No. 79-2414PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:
The instant appeal arises out of a civil action brought under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B), to compel the Justice Department to produce certain documents which it claims are exempt. At the time this suit commenced, appellant Ferri was serving a 31-year sentence in the United States Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, for mail fraud, influencing a government witness, and firearms violations. He sought to compel production of (1) his sentencing judge’s recommendation, Form 235; (2) the “rap sheet”— i. e.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Robert G. Vaughn v. Bernard Rosen, Executive Director, United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Patterson ex rel. Patterson v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Michael Alan Crooker v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & FirearmsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- McDonnell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- George M. Kurzon v. Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Company v. U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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