Olestad v. Kelley

573 F.2d 1109 Norman T. OLLESTAD, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Clarence M. KELLEY, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice, William Saxbe, Attorney General of the United States, Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Department of Justice, Defendants-Appellees. No. 76-1286. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 25, 1978. Donald W. Ricketts (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Barbara Herwig (argued), of Dept. of Justice, Washington D. C., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before WRIGHT and TANG, Circuit Judges, and BURNS, District Judge. * WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal, which presents issues under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ( 5 U.S.C. § 552 ) and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ( 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq.), was argued on March 6, 1978. Because the parties were engaged in settlement negotiations regarding release of Federal Bureau of Investigation records, we deferred submission until April 3. The parties have not advised us that a…