Howland v. FBI

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Decided: November 9, 1999
• Docket: 98-21049
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-21049 Summary Calendar

GENE E HOWLAND,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

VERSUS

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION; DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (H-96-CV-4507)

November 8, 1999

Before DAVIS, DUHÉ, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges:

PER CURIAM:1

Gene E. Howland, Texas Prisoner #763638, appeals the district

court’s order to dismiss as moot his complaint brought under the

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act. See 5 U.S.C. §§

552 & 552a. On appeal, Howland argues that the FBI is withholding

information to which he is entitled under the FOIA. The district

court correctly concluded that the FBI did not improperly withhold

agency records. See Kissinger v Reporters Committee for the

Freedom of the Press, 445 U.S. 136, 150 (1980); Goldgar v. Office

1 Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. of Administration, Executive Office of the President, 26 F.3d 32,

34 (5th Cir. 1994). Accordingly, the district court’s judgment is

affirmed. See Calhoun v. Lyng, 864 F.2d 34, 36 (5th Cir. 1988)

(dismissal of FOIA complaint is reviewed for clear error).

AFFIRMED.