Legal Opinion
Smith v. Central Intelligence Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 30, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2015-1431PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TANYA S. CHUTEAN, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Grant F. Smith, proceeding pro se, challenges the withholding by Defendant Central Intelligence Agency (“CIA”) of certain information in response to Plaintiffs Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request. The CIA issued a Glo-mar. response and withheld the documents under FOIA Exemptions 1 and 3, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b), and then moved for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, Defendant’s motion will be DENIED.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff is a public interest researcher and founder of the Institute, for Research:…
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