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QUIÑON v. F.B.I.

No. 94-5261.

86 F.3d 1222 (1996)

Jose M. QUIÑON and G. Richard Strafer, Appellants, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 28, 1996.

As Amended August 20, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald R. Massumi, with whom G. Richard Strafer was on the briefs, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellants.

Marina U. Braswell, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant United States Attorney, were on the brief, argued the cause for appellee. John D. Bates, Assistant United States Attorney, entered an appearance.

Sharon Kegerreis, Miami, FL, was on the brief for amicus curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Inc.

William C. Walsh, James K. Green, and Arthur B. Spitzer, Washington, DC, were on the brief for amicus curiae American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida, Inc.

Elliot H. Scherker, Miami, FL, was on the brief for amici curiae Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers — Miami Chapter.

Before BUCKLEY, WILLIAMS, and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.

BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Jose Quiñon, along with two other criminal defense lawyers, were the subject of a brief obstruction of justice investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI" or "Bureau"). Quiñon and his law partner, G. Richard Strafer, seek the production, under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), of documents acquired by the FBI during the course of that investigation. The FBI withheld many of the documents requested...

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