CONGRESSIONAL NEWS SYNDICATE v. U. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

Civ. A. No. 77-0882.

438 F.Supp. 538 (1977)

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS SYNDICATE, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia, Civil Division.

October 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard B. Terr, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Barbara L. Ward, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.

This is an action under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (Supp. V 1975), to compel disclosure of certain materials alleged to have been obtained or compiled by the Watergate Special Prosecution Force ("WSPF") in the course of one of its numerous investigations. The parties' cross-motions for summary judgment are directed to the issue whether the materials in question are within...

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