MOBLEY v. C.I.A.

No. 13-5286.

806 F.3d 568 (2015)

Sharif MOBLEY, Appellant v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 13, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly B. McClanahan argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Mark S. Zaid was on the brief for amicus curiae J. William Leonard in support of appellant.

H. Thomas Bryon III argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Vincent Cohen, Jr. , Acting U.S. Attorney, and Matthew Collette , Attorney.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.


Sharif Mobley seeks information relating principally to his detention in Yemen from four federal agencies. After submitting requests pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, and the Privacy Act, id. § 552a, Mobley filed two lawsuits to compel disclosure. The district court granted...

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