CLEARY v. F.B.I.

No. 86-1545.

811 F.2d 421 (1987)

James CLEARY, Appellant, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Cleary, Phoenix, Ariz., for appellant.

Robert C. Dopf, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and WOLLMAN and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

James Cleary appeals the district court's1 order sustaining the Federal Bureau of Investigation's claims of exemption concerning information requested by Cleary under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1982) (FOIA). The question presented in this case is whether the confidential source exemption, id. § 552(b)(7)(D), and the unwarranted invasion of personal privacy exemption, id....

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