Micky Dolenz, the only surviving Monkees member, filed a lawsuit against the FBI on Tuesday, August 30 2022 for any records involving him, his late bandmates, or the band itself.
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According to Dolenz’s lawsuit, the FBI investigated the Monkees in 1967 for alleged anti-Vietnam war activities related to a concert at which they flashed pictures and messages in protest of the conflict.
Dolenz and his late bandmates Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones, and Peter Tork were also investigated for another matter that has been redacted.
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A portion of the FBI file on the band was made public about a decade ago, but Dolenz, now 77, wants to see the entire case file.
The suit states, ”This lawsuit is intended to obtain any records the FBI created and/or possesses on the Monkees as well as its members.”
“Mr Dolenz has exhausted all necessary administrative remedies concerning his [Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act] request,” he says, adding that he hopes the FBI will “disclose its secret Monkees files and help the public learn more about an important era of American history.”
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