DOJ FOIA 2003 ANNUAL REPORT - APPEALS OF INITIAL DENIALS
VI. APPEALS OF INITIAL DENIALS OF FOIA/PA REQUESTS
A. Numbers of appeals1. Number of appeals received during fiscal year 3,574
2. Number of appeals processed during fiscal year 4,357
B. Disposition of appeals.
1. Number completely upheld 1,764
2. Number partially reversed 183
3. Number completely reversed 89
a. Number of times each FOIA exemption was used (counting each exemption once per appeal):
(1) Exemption 1 120
(2) Exemption 2 380
(3) Exemption 3 119
(4) Exemption 4 3
(5) Exemption 5 270
(6) Exemption 6 174
(7) Exemption 7(A) 224
(8) Exemption 7(B) 0
(9) Exemption 7(C) 1,112
(10) Exemption 7(D) 347
(11) Exemption 7(E) 131
(12) Exemption 7(F) 249
(13) Exemption 8 0
(14) Exemption 9 0
4. Other reasons for nondisclosure (total) 2,321
a. No records 754
b. Referrals 271
c. Request withdrawn 92
d. Fee-related reason 46
e. Records not reasonably described 0
f. Not a proper FOIA request for some other reason 153
g. Not an agency record 172
h. Duplicate request 68
i. Other (specify) 765
1) Remanded - 533
2) Failure of initial component to process initial action - 172
3) Judicial Adjudication/Litigation - 52
4) Expedited treatment denied - 8
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