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Investigative reporter Maxine McRaker filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provide her copies of certain documents in its possession. A private citizen, Al Kaseltzer, became concerned when he learned that the FDA was likely to give McRaker the requested copies. Kaseltzer was disturbed because he believed that the documents contained medical information about him that, if disclosed, would constitute an invasion of his privacy. Alleging that the reason just mentioned made the requested documents exempt from disclosure under the FOIA, Kaseltzer sued the FDA in an effort to obtain a court order barring it from giving McRaker access to the documents. Assuming that Kaseltzer proves his allegation about the documents' references to him, should he win the case? Why or why not?

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