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WIENER v. F.B.I.

No. 88-5867.

951 F.2d 1073 (1991)

Jonathan M. WIENER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION; Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los Angeles Field Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation, Detroit Field Office, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

December 16, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Rosenbaum, American Civ. Liberties Union Foundation of Southern Cal., Dan Marmalefsky, Hufstedler, Miller, Kaus & Beardsley, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Miriam McIntire Nisbet, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendants-appellees.

Judith R. Epstein, Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, Oakland, Cal., for amicus.

Before BROWNING, SCHROEDER and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges.

ORDER

The government's argument that our holding in this case conflicts with Silets v. United States Department of Justice, 945 F.2d 227 (7th Cir.1991) (en banc) misreads our opinion. Silets held that a district court did not abuse its discretion in denying in camera review of records requested under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, because affidavits submitted by the government...

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