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· 9/21/1978

Smith v. Flaherty

Citations

  • 465 F. Supp. 815
  • 1978 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15397

How courts have described this case

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  • relying on both Exemption 7(C) and 7(D) to protect identities of sources in FBI investigation
  • Bureau of Prisons’ possession and use of presentence report did not transform it into agency record
  • Exemption 7(C) “has been interpreted as not only covering the names of persons interviewed by the F.B.I. in the course of a criminal investigation but also any statemerits or facts that might reasonably lead to the ascertainment of the person's identity.”

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Judges: Herman

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