The Monkees had been investigated by the FBI for alleged anti-Vietnam warfare actions in 1967 associated to a live performance by which they flashed photos and messages in protest in opposition to the battle, in accordance with the grievance filed by Dolenz.
Dolenz and his late bandmates Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones and Peter Tork had been additionally investigated for an additional matter that has been redacted, the grievance states.
A portion of the FBI file on the band was launched to the general public just a little over a decade in the past, however, Dolenz, now 77, needs to see the whole case file.
A Freedom of Data Act request he filed in June did not get a response from the FBI, in accordance with the Dolenz grievance.
“This lawsuit is designed to acquire any information the FBI created and/or possesses on the Monkees in addition to its particular person members,” the go well with states. “Mr. Dolenz has exhausted all essential required administrative cures with respect to his [Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act] request.”
CNN has reached out to the FBI and the Division of Justice for remark.
CNN’s Holmes Lybrand contributed to this story.