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Garey v. U.S., No. 03-CR-83, 2013 WL 6036692 (M.D. Ga. November 13, 2013) (Land, J.)
Re: Complaint requesting that court order release of financial statements of certain Department of Justice officers
Disposition: Adopting magistrate judge's recommendation that plaintiff's motion seeking the disclosure of certain documents be denied
- Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests: The court notes that plaintiff "seeks information regarding financial holdings and investments of...
Elec. Privacy Info. Ctr. v. DHS, No. 13-260, 2013 WL 5976973 (D.D.C. November 12, 2013) (Boasberg, J.)
Re: Request for documents concerning defendant's protocol for shutdown of wireless networks in emergencies to prevent the remote detonation of explosive devices
Disposition: Denying defendant's motion for summary judgment; granting plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 7E: The court holds that Exemption 7E cannot be used to protect the standard operating procedure which...
Rozo v. DOJ, No. 13-0427, 2013 WL 5979657 (D.D.C. November 12, 2013) (Howell, J.)
Re: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
Disposition: Request for certain exhibits used in plaintiff's case
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: "[T]he Court finds on the undisputed factual record that the defendants are entitled to judgment as a matter of law." The court determines that "plaintiff has completely failed to come forward with any evidence to rebut the...
Marino v. DOJ, No. 12-865, 2013 WL 5979753 (D.D.C. November 12, 2013) (Collyer, J.)
Re: Request for "variety of records that [plaintiff] believes will both exonerate him and show government misconduct"
Disposition: Denying without prejudice defendant's motion to dismiss, or alternatively, defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: The court is "[u]nable to find that the defending federal agencies conducted adequate searches...
Calhoun v. FBI, No. 13-20094, 2013 WL 5935003 (5th Cir. November 6, 2013) (per curiam)
Re: Appeal from district court's dismissal of lawsuit arising from request for records concerning requester
Disposition: Affirming district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Mootness and Other Grounds for Dismissal: The court holds "that a viable case or controversy no longer remained." The court explains that "[e]ven assuming that, prior to...
McKanney v. Dep't of Navy, No. 13 Civ. 1535, 2013 WL 2913380 (S.D.N.Y. November 4, 2013) (Forrest, J.)
Re: Request for requester's "'closed or sealed military field service jacket'"
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion to dismiss or, alternatively, for defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: The court holds that "[defendant's] exhaustive searches in response to plaintiff's FOIA request, coupled with its post-complaint review of its prior search...
Trea Senior Citizen v. U.S. Dep't of State, No. 10-1423, 2013 WL 5825251 (D.D.C. October 30, 2013) (Howell, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning international Social Security agreement, otherwise known as totalization agreement, between United States and Mexico.
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant's second renewed motion for summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part plaintiff's cross motion for partial summary judgment; denying plaintiff's second motion for in camera...
Competitive Enter. Inst. v. NASA, No. 10-883, 2013 WL 5825584 (D.D.C. October 30, 2013) (Rothstein, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning NASA's revision of certain global temperature data sets
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: The court rejects defendant's argument that plaintiff, "appealed only the agency's 'partial [interim] response;'" and, therefore, that plaintiff,...
Nosair v. Bureau of Prisons, No. 13-cv-1017, 2013 WL 5835733 (S.D. Ill. October 30, 2013) (Reagan, J.)
Re: Request for certain records from the Bureau of Prisons
Disposition: Referring action to a magistrate judge
- Litigation Considerations: "Under § 1915A, the Court is required to conduct a prompt threshold review of the complaint, and to dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief from an immune defendant." ...
PacifiCorp v. EPA, No. 13-cv-02187, 2013 WL 5799953 (D. Colo. October 28, 2013) (Moore, J.)
Re: Request for documents concerning a consent decree relating to regional haze as defined by the Clean Air Act
Disposition: Denying plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction
- Litigation Considerations: The court holds that, "[p]laintiff has failed to show the requisite factors weigh in favor of granting [a preliminary injunction]." The court does finds that, based on the submissions...