BADHWAR v. U.S. DEPT. OF AIR FORCE

Nos. 86-5243, 86-5270.

829 F.2d 182 (1987)

Inderjit BADHWAR, et al., Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF the AIR FORCE, et al., Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 22, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond D. Battocchi, with whom Walter H. Fleischer and Alfred F. Belcuore, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellants/cross-appellees.

Bruce G. Forrest, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, with whom Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Leonard Schaitman, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees/cross-appellants.

Before RUTH BADER GINSBURG and BUCKLEY, Circuit Judges, and THOMAS E. FAIRCHILD, U.S. Senior Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.

BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:

The issues we face in these consolidated Freedom of Information Act appeals involve access to information contained in confidential aircraft accident reports compiled by the armed services. The district court held that certain portions of the accident reports could be disclosed while others were privileged. We uphold the district court on...

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