Court Decisions
ACLU of Mass., Inc. v. ICE, No. 22-10407, 2023 WL 5110418 (D. Mass. Aug. 9, 2023) (Saris, J.)
ACLU of Mass., Inc. v. ICE, No. 22-10407, 2023 WL 5110418 (D. Mass. Aug. 9, 2023) (Saris, J.)
Re: Request for written guidance agency provides its attorneys about performance of their duties
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
- Exemption 5, Attorney Work...
Bonner v. FBI, No. 21-2166, 2023 WL 5098503 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 9, 2023) (Engelmayer, J.)
Bonner v. FBI, No. 21-2166, 2023 WL 5098503 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 9, 2023) (Engelmayer, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning Palestinian citizen detained in wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and held by United States in Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
- Exem...
Ctr. for Med. Progress v. HHS, No. 21-642, 2023 WL 5007881 (D.D.C. Aug. 7, 2023) (Howell, J.)
Ctr. for Med. Progress v. HHS, No. 21-642, 2023 WL 5007881 (D.D.C. Aug. 7, 2023) (Howell, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning grant application submitted by University of Pittsburgh to serve as the “‘GUDMAP Tissue Hub and Collection Site’ for NIH’s subcomponent, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (“NIDDK”)”
Disposition: Denying plaintiff’s motion for...
Bryant v. Sioux Falls Police Dep’t, No. 23-04067, 2023 WL 5017016 (D.S.D. Aug. 7, 2023) (Schreier, J.)
Bryant v. Sioux Falls Police Dep’t, No. 23-04067, 2023 WL 5017016 (D.S.D. Aug. 7, 2023) (Schreier, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Dismissing FOIA portion of plaintiff’s complaint
- Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court holds that “FOIA applies to records held by a federal agency.” “Here, [plaintiff] is requesting information from...
Vaskas v. DHS, No. 21-1447, 2023 WL 4930092 (D.D.C. Aug. 2, 2023) (Chutkan, J.)
Vaskas v. DHS, No. 21-1447, 2023 WL 4930092 (D.D.C. Aug. 2, 2023) (Chutkan, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff’s criminal conviction
Disposition: Granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 3: The court relates that “[h]ere, Defendants invoked the Federal Victims’ Protection & Rights Act [18 U.S.C. § 3509(d)], which prohibits disclosure of ‘documents that...
La Union Del Pueblo Entero v. FEMA, No. 21-71, 2023 WL 4906607 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 1, 2023) (Marmolejo, J.)
La Union Del Pueblo Entero v. FEMA, No. 21-71, 2023 WL 4906607 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 1, 2023) (Marmolejo, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning Individuals and Households Program (“IHP”)
Disposition: Adopting magistrate judge’s report and recommendation in part; granting in part and denying in part defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s motion for discovery
- Litigation...
Kinnucan v. NSA, No. 20-1309, 2023 WL 4866369 (W.D. Wash. July 31, 2023) (Pechman, J.)
Kinnucan v. NSA, No. 20-1309, 2023 WL 4866369 (W.D. Wash. July 31, 2023) (Pechman, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning 1967 attack by Israeli forces on U.S. naval intelligence ship in international waters
Disposition: Granting defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 3: “The Court finds that the CIA and NSA have...
Biear v. DOJ, No. 14-1488, 2023 WL 4867431 (M.D. Pa. July 31, 2023) (Mariani, J.)
Biear v. DOJ, No. 14-1488, 2023 WL 4867431 (M.D. Pa. July 31, 2023) (Mariani, J.)
Re: Requests for all records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant’s motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: The court holds that “[defendant’s] account of his team’s efforts to locate responsive documents was ‘reasonably...
Biear v. DOJ, No. 14-1488, 2023 WL 4868443 (M.D. Pa. July 31, 2023) (Mariani, J.)
Biear v. DOJ, No. 14-1488, 2023 WL 4868443 (M.D. Pa. July 31, 2023) (Mariani, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Adopting as modified magistrate judge’s report and recommendation; 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
- Exemption 3; Exemption 7(D...
Rudometkin v. United States, No. 20-2687, 2023 WL 4762574 (D.D.C. July 26, 2023) (Chutkan, J.)
Rudometkin v. United States, No. 20-2687, 2023 WL 4762574 (D.D.C. July 26, 2023) (Chutkan, J.)
Re: Request for certain records concerning nomination, selection, and appointment of specific individual to Chief Trial Judge of the Military Commissions Trial Judiciary
Disposition: Granting defendant’s renewed motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
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