Legal Opinion

William F. Schell v. United States Department of Health & Human Services, Defendants

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 1, 1988No. 86-2146PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

William F. Schell appeals the district court’s decision denying his request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1982), for disclosure of a memorandum prepared by the administrative law judges in the Lansing, Michigan field office of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration. We affirm.

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The essential facts are largely undisputed. Schell is an attorney-advisor with the Lansing, Michigan field office of the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), Social Security Administration. His duties include providing legal advice and…

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