Legal Opinion
William J. Carter v. United States Department of Commerce
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 9, 1987No. 86-5556PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD.
WALD, Chief Judge.
Appellant, William J. Carter, appeals from a summary judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia that appellee, the United States Department of Commerce (agency) properly refused under Exemption 6 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to disclose portions of files containing records of dismissed Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) disciplinary investigations. 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6). We agree in the main with the District Court that disclosure of the redacted information would create a “clearly…
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