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YEAGER v. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

Nos. 79-2275, 80-2465.

678 F.2d 315 (1982)

Matthew G. YEAGER, Appellant, v. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 14, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William V. DePaulo, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Marc Johnston, Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Stuart E. Schiffer, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., Washington, D.C., at the time the brief was filed, and Leonard Schaitman, Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees. Kenneth M. Raisler and Lynne K. Zusman, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D.C., also entered appearances for appellees.

Before ROBINSON, Chief Judge, and TAMM and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TAMM.

TAMM, Circuit Judge:

This case presents several novel and important questions concerning the interpretation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA or the Act), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1976), as it applies to agency records stored in computers. The central claim is that the FOIA requires the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA or the Agency) to use so-called "disclosure-avoidance techniques" in fulfilling its...

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