Legal Opinion
Albuquerque Publishing Co. v. United States Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 11, 1989No. Civ. A. 87-2590PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.
Plaintiff, an Albuquerque, New Mexico, newspaper, brings this action under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1988) (“FOIA”), to compel the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to release certain documents that are responsive to plaintiffs FOIA request. Before the Court are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment. The issues have been extensively briefed and the government has submitted two detailed affidavits and Vaughn indices describing all of the documents at issue.
I. Background
On September 25, 1985, plaintiff…
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