Legal Opinion
Richard L. Bast v. U. S. Department of Justice. Richard L. Bast v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 10, 1981No. 79-2039, 80-1050PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Richard L. Bast asks this court to order the disclosure of twelve documents withheld from Bast by the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. After an in camera review of the documents, we find that, with one exception, all are exempt from disclosure under exemption 7(C) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(7)(C). One withheld portion of document twelve qualifies for no exemption and must be disclosed. The judgment of the district court is affirmed in part and reversed in part.
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