PRATT v. WEBSTER

Nos. 81-1907, 81-1922.

673 F.2d 408 (1982)

Elmer G. PRATT, v. William H. WEBSTER, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al., Appellants. Elmer G. PRATT v. William H. WEBSTER, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 22, 1982.

Order Filed April 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Sleater, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., and Leonard Schaitman, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellants.

Jonathan W. Lubell, New York City, for appellee. David G. Lubell, Newark, N. J., and William H. Schaap, Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for appellee.

Before MacKINNON, ROBB and EDWARDS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:

This case is a logical sequel to the decision of this Circuit a little more than a year ago in Abramson v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 658 F.2d 806 (D.C.Cir.1980), cert. granted, 452 U.S. 937, 101 S.Ct. 3079, 69 L.Ed.2d 951 (1981) (No. 80-1735). In Abramson we held, inter alia, that documents in...

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