Court Decisions
Osen LLC v. U.S. Cent. Command, No. 19-6867, 2023 WL 5664734 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 1, 2023) (Cronan, J.)
Osen LLC v. U.S. Cent. Command, No. 19-6867, 2023 WL 5664734 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 1, 2023) (Cronan, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning attacks against American servicemembers stationed in Iraq
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 1; Waiver and Discretionary Disclosure, Waiver; Litigation Considerations...
Buzzfeed, Inc. v. DOJ, No. 18-1556, 2023 WL 5607423 (D.D.C. Aug. 30, 2023) (Chutkan, J.)
Buzzfeed, Inc. v. DOJ, No. 18-1556, 2023 WL 5607423 (D.D.C. Aug. 30, 2023) (Chutkan, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning BOP’s acquisition and use of lethal injection drugs
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant’s motion for summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search...
Mountgordon v. U.S. Coast Guard, No. 21-1319, 2023 WL 5607454 (D.D.C. Aug. 30, 2023) (Moss, J.)
Mountgordon v. U.S. Coast Guard, No. 21-1319, 2023 WL 5607454 (D.D.C. Aug. 30, 2023) (Moss, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning internal investigation and handling of plaintiff’s OIG complaint
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant’s motion for summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
- Litigation...
Cullen v. DHS, No. 20-113, 2023 WL 5607425 (D.D.C. Aug. 30, 2023) (Kelly, J.)
Cullen v. DHS, No. 20-113, 2023 WL 5607425 (D.D.C. Aug. 30, 2023) (Kelly, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning plaintiff’s criminal case
Disposition: Granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 6; Exemption 7(C); Litigation Considerations, “Reasonably Segregable” Requirements: “To justify withholding the adult...
Hum. Rts. Def. Ctr. v. U.S. Park Police, No. 19-1502, 2023 WL 5561602 (D.D.C. Aug. 29, 2023) (Chutkan, J.)
Hum. Rts. Def. Ctr. v. U.S. Park Police, No. 19-1502, 2023 WL 5561602 (D.D.C. Aug. 29, 2023) (Chutkan, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning certain lawsuits brought against defendant
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 6: The court relates that “[it] must decide whether, under Exemption 6, the...
ACLU Found. of S. Cal. v. ICE, No. 22-04760, 2023 WL 5619710 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 29, 2023) (Kewalramani, Mag. J.)
ACLU Found. of S. Cal. v. ICE, No. 22-04760, 2023 WL 5619710 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 29, 2023) (Kewalramani, Mag. J.)
Re: Request for records concerning treatment of hospitalized detainees and detainees released from custody prior to their death
Disposition: Denying defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings
- Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests: The court finds that “Defendants'...
Found. for Gov’t Accountability v. DOJ, No. 22-252, 2023 WL 5510417 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 25, 2023) (Badalamenti, J.)
Found. for Gov’t Accountability v. DOJ, No. 22-252, 2023 WL 5510417 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 25, 2023) (Badalamenti, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning Executive Order 14019 (“EO 14019”), which directed head of each executive agency, including DOJ, to submit to White House a Strategic Plan outlining ways the agency can promote voter registration and voter participation
Disposition: Granting in...
Thompson v. DOJ, No. 23-69, 2023 WL 5493591 (W.D.N.C. Aug. 24, 2023) (Cogburn, Jr., J.)
Thompson v. DOJ, No. 23-69, 2023 WL 5493591 (W.D.N.C. Aug. 24, 2023) (Cogburn, Jr., J.)
Re: Several requests for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Denying defendant’s partial motion to dismiss
- Litigation Considerations, Pattern-or-Practice Claims: The court relates that “Plaintiff alleges that Defendant has repeatedly stymied his ability to receive requested government records...
Lietz v. DEA, No. 22-00136, 2023 WL 5350841 (D. Idaho Aug. 21, 2023) (Brailsford, J.)
Lietz v. DEA, No. 22-00136, 2023 WL 5350841 (D. Idaho Aug. 21, 2023) (Brailsford, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning certain alleged searches and seizures
Disposition: Denying defendant’s motion to dismiss
- Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction: The court holds that “the Ninth Circuit has ruled the exhaustion requirement under FOIA is a ‘prudential consideration rather than a...
Watkins L. & Advoc., PLLC v. DOJ, No. 21-5108, 2023 WL 5313522 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 18, 2023) (Srinivasan, C.J.)
Watkins L. & Advoc., PLLC v. DOJ, No. 21-5108, 2023 WL 5313522 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 18, 2023) (Srinivasan, C.J.)
Re: Request for records concerning process by which names of certain veterans and other VA beneficiaries were added to background check system barring them from possessing firearms for having been adjudicated as lacking mental capacity
Disposition: Affirming in part, vacating in part...