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DUFFIN v. CARLSON

No. 79-1533.

636 F.2d 709 (1980)

Edward W. DUFFIN, Appellant, v. Norman CARLSON, Director Bureau of Prisons, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 24, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Ryan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom, Charles F. C. Ruff, U.S. Atty., John A. Terry and John R. Fisher, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on brief for appellee. H. Lowell Brown, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance, for appellee.

David Simon*, Washington, D.C., with whom Michael Geltner, Washington, D.C. (appointed by this Court) for appellant.

Before ROBINSON, MacKINNON and ROBB, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

Duffin, a prison inmate, in response to his prior requests, had been given access to some documents from the files of the Bureau of Prisons, and in this appeal contends that he is entitled under the Freedom of Information Act to three newly discovered documents that are also in the possession of prison authorities. The records that Duffin demands consist of confidential information...

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