Legal Opinion
Porter, Judith R. And Porter, Gerald J. v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 15, 1983No. 82-1833PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge:
Judith R. Porter and Gerald J. Porter of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, appeal from a sum mary judgment in favor of the Department of Justice in their suit under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1982), to compel disclosure of information about them in the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The trial court granted summary judgment on two grounds: that the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a (1982), is a nondisclosure statute within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act; and that in any event the material sought is exempt from…
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