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COTNER v. UNITED STATES PAROLE COM'N

No. 83-1757.

747 F.2d 1016 (1984)

Robert E. COTNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh Whiting, Patricia Villareal (court-appointed), Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Leonald Schaitman, Jenny A. Sternbach, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, TATE, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Robert E. Cotner, while in federal prison, sought disclosure of his parole file from the United States Parole Commission after denial of his application for parole. The Parole Commission released all requested documents except Cotner's presentence report, which was withheld on the ground it was a "[c]ourt document not subject to the Privacy Act."1 Cotner filed an administrative appeal, claiming the...

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