Legal Opinion

Florez v. Central Intelligence Agency

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided July 14, 2016No. 15-1055-cvPublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judge LIVINGSTON dissents in a separate opinion.

STRAUB, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from a request submitted to Defendant-Appellee Central Intelligence Agency (“CIA”) by Plaintiff-Appellant Sergio Florez (“Mr. Florez”), pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). See 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq. Mr. Florez’s request, dated November 3, 2013, sought “the disclosure and release of any and all records between 1958 and 1990 related to and or mentioning [his] father, Armando J. Florez” (“Dr. Florez”). Joint App’x at 62. During the 1960s, Dr. Florez served in several high-level diplomatic…

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