Legal Opinion
Pacheco v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 10, 1979No. Civ. 76-83PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
TORRUELLA, District Judge.
The present suit was commenced on January 23, 1976, when Plaintiff filed a complaint against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter referred to as the F.B.I.) and its Director, seeking disclosure of certain records in their possession pertaining to Plaintiff and his son. Jurisdiction was predicated on the Freedom of Information Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B). Shortly after the initiation of suit, the Court stayed the proceedings pending exhaustion of the available administrative remedies.
Progressive disclosures were made by the…
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