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MOOREFIELD v. UNITED STATES SECRET SERV.

No. 78-1443.

611 F.2d 1021 (1980)

Bill B. MOOREFIELD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 13, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Lowery, Kutak, Rock & Huie, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

William L. Harper, U. S. Atty., Robert J. Castellani, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before COLEMAN, Chief Judge, and BROWN and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

Bill B. Moorefield, twice convicted for threatening the life of the President of the United States, brought this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1976), suit to gain access to the file maintained on him by the United States Secret Service (Service). The district court ruled that the entire Moorefield file was exempt from disclosure because of one or more of the FOIA exceptions provided in 5 U.S.C. § 552(b). We affirm...

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