Legal Opinion
Ellen L. Ray and William H. Schaap v. Stansfield Turner, Director Central Intelligence Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 15, 1978No. 77-1401PublishedCited by 237 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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2Per curiam
This appeal presents the question whether the district court erred in dismissing a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) upon the basis of affidavits supplied by an official of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). We find there was error and remand. '
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND OF LITIGATION.
Plaintiffs (appellants) Ellen Ray and William Sehaap sent identical letters to the CIA requesting “a copy of any file you may have on me.” The CIA replied that while it did not have files on plaintiffs, there were documents in CIA files that referred to plaintiffs. The CIA refused to…
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