Jose M. Quinon and G. Richard Strafer v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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• explaining that the district court possesses broad discretion under FOIA to conduct an in camera review
• stating that “in camera review may be particularly appropriate when . . . the agency affidavits are insufficiently detailed to permit meaningful review of exemption claims”
• stating that “while it is true that [g]overnment officials may have a somewhat diminished privacy interest, [they] do not surrender all rights to personal privacy when they accept a public appointment” (second alteration in original
• noting 14 that in camera review burdens the courts, undermines the adversarial nature of FOIA litigation, and “should not be resorted to as a matter of course”
• explaining the number of withheld documents is an important factor to be considered
• “The decision to conduct an in camera review is committed to the broad discretion of the trial court judge.” (internal quotation marks omitted)

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