HALPERIN v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

No. 79-1849.

629 F.2d 144 (1980)

Morton H. HALPERIN, Appellant, v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1980.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Dobrovir, Washington, D. C., for appellant. Joseph D. Gebhardt, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Al J. Daniel, Jr., Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Alice Daniel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., and Leonard Schaitman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before TAMM and WILKEY, Circuit Judges, and DAVIES, United States Senior District Judge for the District of North Dakota.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Morton H. Halperin appeals from the district court's denial of his Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit for access to Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) documents detailing legal bills and fee agreements with private attorneys retained by the Agency. The district court granted summary judgment to the CIA, finding the requested documents to be specifically exempted from FOIA...

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