MOORE v. C.I.A.

No. 10-5248.

666 F.3d 1330 (2011)

Thomas E. MOORE, III, Appellant v. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 20, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Sobel argued the cause for the appellant.

Jane M. Lyons , Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for the appellee. Ronald C. Machen Jr. , United States Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.


KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge.

This case arises under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552. Appellant Thomas E. Moore, III (Moore) challenges the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA or Agency) Glomar response to his request for "all information or records relevant to . . . Sveinn B. Valfells" (Valfells Sr.), in which response the Agency neither confirmed nor denied whether it maintained any such records.1

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