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DOYLE v. F.B.I.

No. 83-5500.

722 F.2d 554 (1983)

Dennis DOYLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION and William Webster, in his capacity as Director, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 27, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Shames, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael E. Quinton, Asst. U.S. Atty., Michael H. Walsh, U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before FLETCHER and NELSON, Circuit Judges and CORDOVA, District Judge.

NELSON, Circuit Judge:

We must decide whether it was error for the district court to uphold the government's withholding of documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, on the basis of an in camera affidavit submitted in support of the claimed exemptions without a review of the requested documents. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Dennis Doyle filed requests for any documents pertaining to him that were in...

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