United States First Circuit
Moffat v. US Department of Justice, 11-2472
In action under the Freedom of Information Act in which plaintiff sought information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that he believes will exonerate him from his conviction for first degree murder, summary judgment for the government and the fee award for plaintiff are affirmed, where: 1) the government had properly claimed the exemptions asserted; 2) the FBI's search was adequate; and 3) there was no abuse of discretion in the district court's calculation of the fee award in this case.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/14/2013
- Published 06/14/2013
Judges
- LIPEZ
Court
- United States First Circuit