RABBITT v. DEPARTMENT OF AIR FORCE

No. 72 Civ. 2323.

401 F.Supp. 1206 (1974)

Catherine RABBITT, as Executrix of the Estate of James F. Rabbitt, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. DEPARTMENT OF the AIR FORCE, Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

October 9, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Odom, Sausalito, Cal., for plaintiff.

Paul J. Curran, U. S. Atty., Southern District of New York, New York City, for defendant; Samuel J. Wilson, Asst. U. S. Atty., of counsel.


MEMORANDUM

LASKER, District Judge.

Catherine Rabbitt, widow of an Air Force Captain who was killed in an airplane accident, sues under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the release of the entire Aircraft Accident Investigation Report (AAIR) which concerned her husband's death. By memorandum dated November 1, 1974, we directed the Air Force to release those sections of the AAIR which contain transcripts of witnesses' statements and to produce...

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