Court Decisions
Hum. Rts. Def. Ctr. v. DOJ, No. 20-00674, 2024 WL 3744413 (W.D. Wash. Aug. 9, 2024) (Chun. J.)
Hum. Rts. Def. Ctr. v. DOJ, No. 20-00674, 2024 WL 3744413 (W.D. Wash. Aug. 9, 2024) (Chun. J.)
Re: Request for records of claims against DEA that DEA resolved through payment of settlement or judgment
Disposition: Denying defendants’ motion to alter or amend judgment or for relief from the judgment
- Litigation Considerations; Exemption 6: The court relates that “[t]he DEA – relying on...
Andrade v. U.S. Dep’t of the Treasury, No. 24-00248, 2024 WL 3744414 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 8, 2024) (Tipton, J.)
Andrade v. U.S. Dep’t of the Treasury, No. 24-00248, 2024 WL 3744414 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 8, 2024) (Tipton, J.)
Re: Request for two sets of third-party summonses
Disposition: Denying plaintiffs’ request for records
- Litigation Considerations, Standing: The court relates that plaintiffs rely on the FOIA to “contend that they ‘have the right to copies of’ all records obtained by the IRS.” The...
Reclaim the Records v. U.S. Dep’t of State, No. 23-1471, 2024 WL 3728979 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 7, 2024) (Furman, J.)
Reclaim the Records v. U.S. Dep’t of State, No. 23-1471, 2024 WL 3728979 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 7, 2024) (Furman, J.)
Re: Request for “‘copy of the index to all birth and death records held by the State Department for the Panama Canal Zone [(“PCZ”)]’”
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations...
United States v. Bennett, No. 90-305, 2024 WL 3673721 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 6, 2024) (Edwards Honeywell, J.)
United States v. Bennett, No. 90-305, 2024 WL 3673721 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 6, 2024) (Edwards Honeywell, J.)
Re: Request to court for access to records concerning plaintiff’s criminal case
Disposition: Denying criminal defendant’s motion
- Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court finds that “although Defendant cites the [FOIA], he fails to assert any facts alleging a...
Am. Small Bus. League v. SBA, No. 20-04619, 2024 WL 3678001 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 6, 2024) (Chesney, J.)
Am. Small Bus. League v. SBA, No. 20-04619, 2024 WL 3678001 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 6, 2024) (Chesney, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning SBA’s administration of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”)
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees and costs; awarding plaintiff $203,596.40 in fees and $2,691.40 in costs
- Attorney Fees, Eligibility: First...
Connell v. CIA, No. 23-5118, 2024 WL 3659323 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 6, 2024) (Garcia, J.)
Connell v. CIA, No. 23-5118, 2024 WL 3659323 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 6, 2024) (Garcia, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning “CIA’s ‘operational control’ over Guantanamo Bay detainees”
Disposition: Affirming district court’s grant of government’s motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 1, Waiver of Exemption 1 Protection: The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit relates that “...
Gerdes v. Neimann, No. 23-58, 2024 WL 3650140 (D. Mont. Aug. 5, 2024) (DeSoto, Mag. J.)
Gerdes v. Neimann, No. 23-58, 2024 WL 3650140 (D. Mont. Aug. 5, 2024) (DeSoto, Mag. J.)
Re: Request for records concerning “‘conclusive identification of an actual individual “SARS-COV-2 virus” specimen which was identified in and/or obtained directly from a used face mask or so-called “face covering”’”
Disposition: Granting defendants’ motion to dismiss
- Procedural Requirements...
Cox v. DOJ, No. 22-1202, 2024 WL 3642871 (2d Cir. Aug. 5, 2024) (Nardini, J.)
Cox v. DOJ, No. 22-1202, 2024 WL 3642871 (2d Cir. Aug. 5, 2024) (Nardini, J.)
Re: Request for report prepared by United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (“SSCI”) concerning CIA’s post-9/11 detention and interrogation program, as well as associated documents
Disposition: Affirming district court’s grant in part of government’s motion for summary judgment and denial of...
Alford v. McDonough, No. 20-02805, 2024 WL 3673311 (D.D.C. Aug. 2, 2024) (Reyes, J.)
Alford v. McDonough, No. 20-02805, 2024 WL 3673311 (D.D.C. Aug. 2, 2024) (Reyes, J.)
Re: Request for certain records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s motion to stay
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search; Procedural Requirements, Searching for Responsive Records: “Although the...
Shapiro v. DOJ, No. 13-555, 2024 WL 3638334 (D.D.C. Aug. 1, 2024) (Moss, J.)
Shapiro v. DOJ, No. 13-555, 2024 WL 3638334 (D.D.C. Aug. 1, 2024) (Moss, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning FBI's processing of nearly a hundred previous (or "parent") FOIA requests from plaintiffs and others
Disposition: Ordering defendant to continue processing remaining material at issue
- Procedural Requirements, “Agency Records”: The court notes that “[it] needs to resolve...