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Court opinion issued May 15, 2024

Court Opinions (2024)Allan BlutsteinComment

Luthmann v. FBI (M.D. Fla.) -- concluding that: (1) for portion of request concerning third parties, FBI properly used a Glomar response pursuant to Exemptions 6 and 7(C); (2) FBI performed adequate search for records pertaining to plaintiff’s investigation for fraud and extortion; (3) FBI properly relied on Exemption 3 to withhold grand jury records, pen register information, wiretap information, intelligence information, bank records, and export control enforcement information; and (4) government properly withheld other records pursuant to Exemptions 5, 6. 7(C), and 7(E), as well as court-sealed records.

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