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BECK v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

No. 91-5292.

997 F.2d 1489 (1993)

Robert Charles BECK, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 6, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Y. Gotanda, Washington, DC (appointed by this court as amicus curiae) argued the claims advanced by appellant. With him on the brief was Mark H. Lynch, Washington, DC.

Douglas Wickham, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, John D. Bates and R. Craig Lawrence, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, DC.

Before SILBERMAN, BUCKLEY, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.

BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Robert Charles Beck invokes the Freedom of Information Act in order to secure certain records pertaining to two Drug Enforcement Administration agents. Citing Exemptions 6 and 7(C) of the Act, the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility refused to either confirm or deny the existence of such records. Because the public interest served by the Act would...

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