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TERKEL v. KELLY

No. 78-1313.

599 F.2d 214 (1979)

Louis (Studs) TERKEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Clarence KELLY, Edward Levi, The Federal Bureau of Investigation, and The Department of Justice, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 25, 1979.

Rehearing Denied June 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lance Haddix, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas P. Sullivan, U. S. Atty., Antonio J. Curiel, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before TONE, LAY, and BAUER, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal arising under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. The appellant Louis ("Studs") Terkel requested the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide him with "a copy of all files in the FBI indexed or maintained under my name and all documents containing my name." The FBI released 146 pages of documents,1 but withheld some material under provisions of the Act permitting non-disclosure...

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