Legal Opinion

Hulstein v. Drug Enforcement Administration

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 2, 2012No. 11-2039PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Appellee Tony Hulstein brought suit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, against appellant Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seeking unredacted versions of two DEA reports. The DEA now appeals the district court’s order partially granting summary judgment in favor of Hulstein. For the following reasons, we reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

In 2009, Hulstein was charged with dealing firearms without a federal firearms license. In preparation for the case, Hulstein learned that the DEA had previously investigated him for drug activities, and based on that…

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