Legal Opinion
Sherry Ann Sullivan v. Central Intelligence Agency
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 26, 1993No. 92-2234PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Invoking the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1988), plaintiff-appellant Sherry Ann Sullivan requested information from nine federal agencies. Her curiosity unslaked by the meager responses to her request, she sued. The federal district court ordered the agencies to explain their search methodologies in greater detail and reviewed some withheld documents in camera. Finding no FOIA violations, the court granted summary judgment in favor of all defendants.
Ms. Sullivan appeals with respect only to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). 1 She limits her…
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