Douglas Gary Housley v. Drug Enforcement Agency

24 F.3d 246 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Douglas Gary HOUSLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-16946. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 13, 1994. * Decided May 4, 1994. 1 Before: GOODWIN, NORRIS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Housley requested information from the Drug Enforcement Agency ("DEA") under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552 et seq. Pursuant to various statutory exemptions, the DEA released only portions of the materials responsive to Housley's request. Housley filed suit in district court to gain access to the portions withheld. The DEA filed a Vaughn index, 1 which described in detail why each page or portion thereof was withheld. The district court found that the unreleased portions were properly withheld and awarded summary judgment to the DEA. Housley appeals, and we affirm. 4 We employ a two-step analysis to review FOIA…