United States DC Circuit

Where the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) compiled files released for law enforcement purposes, redacted information in those files falls within Exemption 7(C) of the Freedom of Information Act, but OPR incorrectly refused to confirm or deny the existence of any additional responsive records, in the absence of an evidentiary showing to support such a response.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/15/2002
• Decided 05/17/2002
• Published 05/17/2002

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.