Legal Opinion
Robert S. Cooper, Jr. v. The Department of the Navy of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1977No. 75-3100PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
About three years ago, a United States Marine Corps helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea near Crete while on a routine training mission. Appellant Cooper, a licensed attorney, was retained by the family of one who died in that crash to investigate the prospects of a wrongful death action against the aircraft’s maker. Mr. Cooper asked the Navy to give him the reports of its investigations of the crash. It gave him some information but not all he wanted, and he brought this suit under the Freedom of Information Act. 1 When he did so, the Navy invoked executive…
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3Cited by34 opinions
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