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SIKES v. U.S. DEPT. OF NAVY

No. 17-12421.

896 F.3d 1227 (2018)

Thomas W. SIKES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF the NAVY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 19, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Michael Hamrick , Matthew David Friedlander , Holland & Knight, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James C. Stuchell , R. Brian Tanner , U.S. Attorney Service-Southern District of Georgia, U.S. Attorney's Office, SAVANNAH, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MARTIN, JULIE CARNES, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.

We must decide whether the United States Department of the Navy improperly withheld documents related to the suicide of Admiral J.M. Boorda in response to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act.

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In 1996, United States Navy Admiral J.M. Boorda...

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