Legal Opinion
Paul J. Niemeier v. Watergate Special Prosecution Force, and Charles F. C. Ruff, Special Prosecutor, Watergate Special Prosecution Force
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 9, 1977No. 76-2296PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
The primary issue presented in this appeal is whether an undisclosed portion of a memorandum to the Watergate Special Prosecutor from the Counsel to the Special Prosecutor is exempt from disclosure under
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Plaintiff requested from Watergate Special Prosecutor Charles F. C. Ruff a copy of the August 29, 1974, memorandum written by Philip Lacovara, then Counsel to the Special Prosecutor, and addressed to Leon Jaworski, then the Special Prosecutor. This request was denied initially on the ground that the Lacovara memorandum was governed by exemption five of the FOIA, 5…
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