Legal Opinion
Consumers Union of United States, Inc. v. John G. Heimann, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Comptroller of the Currency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 31, 1978No. 77-2115PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Consumers Union of United States, Inc., challenges an order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia that granted summary judgment in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit to appellee Comptroller of the Currency (Comptroller). The district court (Pratt, J.) held that exemption 8 of the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(8) (1976), protects from disclosure documents relating to the extent of compliance by certain national banks with the Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601 — 1691f (1976), specifically those provisions known as the…
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