MAYDAK v. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

No. 98-5492.

218 F.3d 760 (2000)

Keith MAYDAK, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 18, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Maydak, appearing pro se, was on the brief for appellant.

David C. Belt, appointed by the court, argued the cause as amicus curiae on the side of appellant. With him on the briefs was Deanne E. Maynard.

Daria J. Zane, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Before: SILBERMAN, SENTELLE and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

Keith Maydak seeks the release under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") of copies of law enforcement records compiled by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania in connection with his criminal prosecution for various offenses. The government originally denied Maydak's FOIA request by invoking FOIA Exemption 7(A), which permits the withholding of...

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