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POWELL v. UNITED STATES DEPT. OF JUSTICE

No. C-82-0326-MHP.

569 F.Supp. 1192 (1983)

John W. POWELL, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

July 6, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Steel, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff.

Barbara Parker, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant.

OPINION

PATEL, District Judge.

Plaintiff John W. Powell brought this action under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, seeking documents relating to the indictment and prosecution of himself, his wife Sylvia Powell, and his friend Julian Schuman for sedition and treason. The indictment was based solely on articles critical of the United States' role in the Korean War and its policy towards China, written and published by the Powells...

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