United States DC Circuit

Under Exemption 7(C) of the Freedom of Information Act, the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility is not entitled to make a Glomar response contending that the agency's investigatory files about an individual constitute an unwarranted invasion of the individual's privacy, until it first makes an evidentiary showing to support such a response.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/15/2002
• Decided 04/02/2002
• Published 04/02/2002

Judges

• Before:  HENDERSON, RANDOLPH and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brian G. Friel, appointed by the court, argued the cause for amicus curiae on the side of appellant.   With him on the briefs was Michael N. Levy., Willie Jefferson, appearing pro se, was on the brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Vincent H. Cohen, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   On the brief were Roscoe C. Howard Jr., U.S. Attorney, R. Craig Lawrence and Meredith Manning, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.