Court Decisions
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Miller v. Federal Elections Com'n, No. 12-cv-242, 2013 WL 4243044 (S.D. Ohio August 15, 2013) (Dlott, J.)
Re: Request for certain records concerning a letter sent to defendant on behalf of Schmidt for Congress Committee
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: The court, "dismiss[es] without prejudice [plaintiff's] FOIA claim to the extent he argues that [defendant] wrongfully applied exemptions to redact and withhold documents so that...
National Sec. Counselors v. CIA, Nos. 11-443, 11-444, 11-445, 2013 WL 4111616 (D.D.C. August 15, 2013) (Howell, J.)
Re: Plaintiff's "challenges to: the withholding of specific information; the adequacy of the agencies' search efforts; the refusal to process FOIA requests; the refusal to produce responsive records in an electronic format; and certain policies or practices which the plaintiff claims are ongoing and systematic FOIA violations"
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendants' motions...
Landmark Legal Foundation v. EPA, No. 12-1726, 2013 WL 4083285 (D.D.C. August 14, 2013) (Lamberth, J.)
Re: Request for records regarding any EPA rule or regulation for which public notice had not been made, but which was contemplated or under consideration for public notice between January 1, 2012 and August 17, 2012
Disposition: Denying defendant's request for summary judgment; granting plaintiff's request for limited discovery
- Searching for Responsive Records: The court "finds that two issues...
Marcusse v. OIP, No. 12-1025, 2013 WL 4046704 (D.D.C. August 12, 2013) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff's criminal case
Disposition: Granting defendants' motion for judgment
- Exhaustion: The court "dismiss[es] the claim arising from [one defendant's] response . . . albeit on a different ground from that advanced by the defendants." The court declines to dismiss this particular claim for failure to exhaust because, "[this defendant's] response to...
Rosenberg v. ICE, No. 12-452, 2013 WL 4046701 (D.D.C. August 11, 2013) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
Re: Request for records related to raid of Agriprocessors, Inc. meatpacking plant and subsequent prosecution of Sholom Rubashkin
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment in part and holding remainder in abeyance; denying plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment in part and holding remainder in abeyance
- Time Limits: The court finds that, "Plaintiff is not entitled to...
Graves v. Richmond Redevelopment & Hous. Auth., No. 3:13CV464-HEH, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112835 (E.D. Va. Aug. 9, 2013) (Hudson, J.)
- Proper Party Defendant: "None of the Defendants fits the definition of 'agency' under §551(A). Therefore, the [FOIA] does not provide a cause of action for Plaintiff, and thus the FOIA claims will be dismissed."
Jones v. EOUSA, No. 10-2074 (ABJ), 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112467 (D.D.C. Aug. 9, 2013) (Jackson, J.)
Re: Request for records pertaining to plaintiff and information obtained from third parties during criminal proceedings brought against plaintiff
Disposition: Granting defendant's renewed motion for summary judgment
- Adequacy of the Search: The court concludes that "EOUSA's supporting declarations explain in reasonable detail the scope and method of the searches for responsive records." EOUSA...
Jackson v. Hood, No. 13-1194, 2013 WL 3965132 (D.D.C. August 2, 2013) (Hogan, J.)
Re: Request for certain public records pertaining to plaintiff's criminal trial
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff's claim
- Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court finds that "[defendant] is not a federal entity to whom FOIA applies." The court notes that, "'[i]t is beyond question that FOIA applies only to federal and not to state agencies.'"
Havemann v. Colvin, No. 12-2453, 2013 WL 3943144 (4th Cir. August 1, 2013) (per curiam)
Re: Request for information concerning "'the workings inside [defendant] . . . as to their administration of certain of their benefit programs, and the relevant inter-agency interactions.'"
Disposition: Affirming the district court's grant of summary judgment and denial of attorney's fees and costs
- Exemption 6: The Fourth Circuit "affirm[s] the district court's grant of summary judgment to...
Rose v. City of New York, No. 13-cv-1220, 2013 WL 3967337 (E.D.N.Y. August 1, 2013) (Garaufis, J.)
Re: Request for all records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff's claim
- Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court finds that defendants are not subject to the FOIA. The court notes that the FOIA "does not apply to municipal agencies." "Accordingly, the court may not compel [defendant], or any of its agencies or departments, to comply with Plaintiff's...