STEENLAND v. C.I.A.

No. CIV-76-548.

555 F.Supp. 907 (1983)

Nelson Kyle STEENLAND, Plaintiff, v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Washington, D.C., and George Ball, Individually and in his capacity as Director, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.; Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C., and Clarence M. Kelly, Individually and in his capacity as Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C.; United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., and Edward H. Levi, Attorney General of the United States, Washington, D.C.; Department of States, Washington, D.C., and Henry Kissinger, Individually and in his capacity of Secretary of State, Washington, D.C., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. New York.

January 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara Ellen Handschu, Buffalo, N.Y., for plaintiff.

Salvatore R. Martoche, U.S. Atty., C. Donald O'Connor, Asst. U.S. Atty., Buffalo, N.Y., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM and ORDER

ELFVIN, District Judge.

This action was brought by plaintiff under the Freedom of Information Act ("the FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, to obtain the release of records maintained on him by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("the FBI"), the Central Intelligence Agency ("the CIA"), and the State Department.1 Shortly after the commencement of suit plaintiff received substantial records from the FBI and the CIA...

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