CAPITAL COLLATERAL COUNSEL v. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

No. 02-14274.

331 F.3d 799 (2003)

OFFICE OF THE CAPITAL COLLATERAL COUNSEL, NORTHERN REGION OF FLORIDA, as counsel for Michael MORDENTI, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 20, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Freddi Lipstein and Leonard Schaitman, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, Tamra Phipps and Todd B. Grandy, Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Rachel Elise Fugate and Gregg D. Thomas, Holland & Knight, LLP, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BLACK and HILL, Circuit Judges, and FITZPATRICK, District Judge.


BLACK, Circuit Judge:

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) appeals the district court's order to disclose two documents pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552. We conclude the documents in question are exempt from disclosure under FOIA's exemption 6 and therefore reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

In a 1998 trial involving the alleged internet solicitation of a minor for an unlawful...

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