WEATHERHEAD v. U.S.

No. 96-36260.

157 F.3d 735 (1998)

Leslie R. WEATHERHEAD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; Department of Justice; United States Department of State, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory J. Workland, Spokane, WA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Leslie R. Weatherhead, Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, Spokane, WA, pro se.

John P. Schnitker, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for defendants-appellees.

Before HUG, Jr., Chief Judge, REINHARDT and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.


HUG, Chief Judge.

Appellant Leslie R. Weatherhead ("Weatherhead") appeals under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552. The request sought a letter from the British Foreign Office to the United States Department of Justice ("Justice") related to the extradition of Sally Croft and Susan Hagan. The United States Department of State ("State Department") withheld the letter under FOIA Exemption 1, which protects classified information from disclosure...

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