Church Of Scientology Of California v. United States Department Of Justice

612 F.2d 417 59 A.L.R.Fed. 528, 5 Media L. Rep. 2483 CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA, A non-profit corporation, Plaintiff- Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, William B. Saxbe, Attorney General of the United States; Drug Enforcement Administration, Defendants-Appellees. No. 76-2506. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 8, 1979. Rehearing Denied Jan. 30, 1980. Joe Thrasher, Cameron, Shervey & Thrasher, Rice Lake, Wis., for plaintiff-appellant. Leonard Schaitman, Washington, D. C., on brief; Paul Blankenstein, Washington, D. C., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court For the Central District of California. Before BARNES, WALLACE and TANG, Circuit Judges. BARNES, Senior Circuit Judge. 1 Church of Scientology of California ("CSC") appeals the district court's upholding of the Drug Enforcement Administration's ("DEA") 1 decision not to disclose certain documents sought by CSC under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552 . The main issue on appeal is the scope of the term "confidential source" as used in the 7(D) exemption of the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(7)(D). 2 I. FACTS 2 On May 2, 1974,…