Legal Opinion
Republic of New Afrika v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 26, 1986No. Civ. A. 78-1721PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GASCH, Senior District Judge.
I. FACTS
On April 30, 1975, a member of the Republic of New Afrika (“RNA”) sent a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) requesting the release of certain information pertaining to, inter alia, the FBI’s dealings with the RNA. Three and one-half years later, the RNA and two individuals filed a lawsuit against the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1982), in order to obtain documents which the agency was stated to have improperly exempted or failed to recognize. This Court granted the government’s motion for…
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