STERN v. F.B.I.

No. 83-1861.

737 F.2d 84 (1984)

Carl STERN v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 15, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cornish F. Hitchcock, Washington, D.C., with whom Alan B. Morrison, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Christine R. Whittaker, Attorney, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Stanley S. Harris, U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C. (at the time the brief was filed), and Leonard Schaitman, Attorney, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellants.

Before WALD, MIKVA and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) appeals from a district court order requiring disclosure of the names of three FBI employees investigated in connection with a possible cover-up of illegal FBI surveillance activities. No criminal charges were brought against these employees, but the FBI censured them for negligent job performance. The district court found that the Freedom of...

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