Eric B. Halpern, Dr. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice

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• concluding that the names of and identifying and personal information about non-FBI government employees and non-federal law enforcement officers is protected under Exemption 7(C
• holding that government employees have an interest against the disclosure of their 21 identities to the extent that disclosure might subject them to embarrassment or harassment 22 in their official duties or personal lives
• noting that “the district court may, in its discretion, order in camera review of the unredacted documents themselves”
• noting that when an affidavit fails to meet standards, a district court “may permit [plaintiff] further discovery”
• recognizing risk of harassment or embarrassment if identities of FBI agents or other government employees are disclosed
• holding FBI Special Agents and support personnel had substantial privacy interest in their names

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).