Legal Opinion
Henry C. Schwaner v. Department of the Air Force
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 9, 1990No. 88-5341PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
Dissenting opinion filed by District Judge REVERCOMB.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Henry Schwaner is an insurance agent. In the hopes of finding new customers, he invoked the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1988), to request from the Department of the Air Force a roster containing the names and military duty addresses of the five lowest ranks of personnel stationed at Bolling Air Force Base. The Air Force denied the request, relying on § 552(b)(2), which exempts “matters that are ... related…
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