United States DC Circuit

In case involving request under the Freedom of Information Act for documents pertaining to a deceased CIA officer, summary judgment for the CIA is reversed as appellant met his burden to show that his request falls within an exception to the Central Intelligence Agency Information Act of 1984.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/22/2007
• Decided 12/07/2007
• Published 12/07/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James H. Lesar argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John C. Truong, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With him on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.