Court Decisions
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Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Secret Service, 726 F.3d 208 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 30, 2013) (Garland, C. J.)
Re: Request for visitor logs concerning visits made to the White House Complex
Disposition: Affirming in part; reversing and remanding in part
- Procedural Considerations, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court holds that, "[t]he judgment of the district court is reversed as to those [] records that would disclose visitors to the Office of the President," but, "is affirmed as to those that...
Cunningham v. FAA, No. 12-CV-3577, 2013 WL 4670559 (N.D. Ga. Aug. 29, 2013) (Thrash, J.)
Re: Request for "'documents related to payments authorized by [defendant] in 2011, to present and former Air Traffic Control Specialists assigned to the Atlanta Tower and TRACON during the years 2002 to 2004'"
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, Adequacy of the Search: The court "finds the Defendant's searches adequate to satisfy its...
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. DOD, No. 12-cv-49, 2013 WL 4536118 (D.D.C. Aug. 28, 2013) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Challenging defendant's redaction of the full name of a United States Navy SEAL, and the first names of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers, which defendant had revealed to filmmakers in their research of a film about the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Waiver: The court reasons that plaintiff, "claims that the five...
Lopez v. U.S., No. 11-cv-57, 2013 WL 5526422 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 27, 2013) (Merryday, J.)
Re: Two FOIA requests requesting all information about the encumbrance of funds in plaintiff's inmate account
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of the Search: The court finds that, "[t]he agency's search for documents was reasonable." The court continues to state that plaintiff, "fails to identify any document he believes...
Sennett v. DOJ, No. 12-495, 2013 WL 4517177 (D.D.C. Aug. 27, 2013) (Boasberg, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of the Search: The court finds that, "[b]ased on the facts here and Defendant's explanation as to why it was unlikely that responsive records would be located in the electronic surveillance indices, . . . the agency's...
Widi v. McNeil, No. 12-cv-00188, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139228 (D. Me. Aug. 27, 2013) (Woodcock, C. J.)
Re: Request for records of statements made by five individuals concerning plaintiff in his criminal case
Disposition: Denying defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations: The court, "does not grant summary judgment." The court finds that, "[plaintiff] has presented a genuine dispute of material fact as to the FOIA request...
Carter v. NSA, No. 12-0968, 2013 WL 4505284 (D.D.C. Aug. 26, 2013) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning the "surveillance, targeting, and/or domestic collection" of plaintiff
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests: The court reject's plaintiff's challenge of defendant's construction of plaintiff's request and holds that, "[i]n light of the origin, function, and mission of [defendant], it is...
Christensen v. U.S., No. 11-321, 2013 WL 4521040 (E.D. Ky. Aug. 26, 2013) (Caldwell, J.)
Re: Request for plaintiff's hospital billing statement
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff's claim
- Litigation Considerations: The court dismisses plaintiff's claim because it finds that, "the only proper defendant to a claim under FOIA in light of facts alleged by [plaintiff] is the [Federal Bureau of Prisons], an entity which [plaintiff] did not join in this suit as a defendant." "The court...
Leonard v. Dep't of the Treasury, No. 10-6625, 2013 WL 4517912 (D.N.J. Aug. 26, 2013) (Kugler, J.)
Re: Taxpayer Identification Numbers of Third Parties
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 3: The court holds that defendant correctly invoked Exemption 3. The court finds that, "[i]t is undisputed that Internal Revenue Code section 6103 is [] a qualifying statute." The court explains that, "[t]his Code provision prohibits the disclosure of 'third-party tax...
Marcusse v. DOJ, No. 12-1025, 2013 WL 4505292 (D.D.C. Aug. 26, 2013) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
Re: Request for records pertaining to plaintiff's convictions for mail fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; directing further supplementation of the record
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: The court partially "grant[s] defendants' motion to dismiss," but "[s]ince the record contains sufficient...