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COOPER v. DEPARTMENT OF NAVY OF UNITED STATES

No. 75-3100.

558 F.2d 274 (1977)

Robert S. COOPER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The DEPARTMENT OF the NAVY OF the UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 29, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward P. Sutherland, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Douglas M. Gonzales, U. S. Atty., Baton Rouge, La., Thomas G. Wilson, Leonard Schaitman, App. Sec., Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GEE and FAY, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

About three years ago, a United States Marine Corps helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea near Crete while on a routine training mission. Appellant Cooper, a licensed attorney, was retained by the family of one who died in that crash to investigate the prospects of a wrongful death action against the aircraft's maker. Mr. Cooper asked the Navy to give him the reports of its investigations of the crash. It gave him some information but not...

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