Legal Opinion
Frugone v. Central Intelligence Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 12, 1999No. 97-5199PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Eduardo Frugone, who claims to have been employed by the Central Intelligence Agency, asked that agency to provide him with documents related to his employment. The CIA denied his request, refusing either to confirm or to deny that it had any information about him. Frugone then sued the CIA under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, to force it to disclose the information he sought. The district court granted summary judgment for the agency on the ground that its response was justified under Exemptions 1…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Military Audit Project, Felice D. Cohen, Morton H. Halperin v. William Casey, Director of Central IntelligenceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Alan L. Fitzgibbon v. Central Intelligence Agency Alan L. Fitzgibbon v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Harriet Ann Phillippi v. Central Intelligence Agency and George H. Bush, Director, Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Nassar Afshar v. Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Harrison E. Salisbury v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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