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· 5/5/1988

Local 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations Board

Citations

  • 845 F.2d 1177
  • 106 A.L.R. Fed. 83
  • 128 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2313
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 6061

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that FOIA’s exemption 5 is “narrowly construed with all doubts resolved in favor of disclosure”
  • holding that “[plaintiff] is not entitled to discovery of documents claimed to be exempt” because discovery would “essentially grant [plaintiff] the substantive relief it requests”
  • requiring that FOIA Exemptions be “narrowly construed with all doubts resolved in favor of disclosure”
  • affirming denial of motion to compel production of records at issue in a FOIA action
  • “In camera review is considered the exception, not the rule, and the propriety of such review is a matter entrusted to the district court’s discretion.”
  • “In camera review is considered the exception, not the rule, and the propriety of such review is a matter entrusted to the district court's discretion.”

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Judges: Kaufman, Cardamone, Pierce

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