MEDINA-HINCAPIE v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

No. 82-1202.

700 F.2d 737 (1983)

Raul MEDINA-HINCAPIE, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane E. Ambler, Washington, D.C., with whom Edward J. Krauland, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

John C. Martin, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., Royce C. Lamberth and R. Craig Lawrence, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WILKEY, WALD and MIKVA, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the question whether the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)1 requires the State Department to disclose to an unsuccessful visa applicant information pertaining to the denial of his visa application. We conclude that the information in question falls within FOIA's Exemption 3 and, accordingly, affirm the district court's judgment in favor...

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