Court Decisions
Whitaker v. Dep't of Commerce, 970 F.3d 200 (2d Cir. 2020) (Walker, Jr., J.)
Whitaker v. Dep't of Commerce, 970 F.3d 200 (2d Cir. 2020) (Walker, Jr., J.)
Re: Request for records concerning operations of FirstNet, created by Congress in 2012 at recommendation of the 9/11 Commission to oversee development of National Public Safety Broadband Network ("NPSBN") for first responders
Disposition: Affirming district court's grant of government's motion for summary judgment in...
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Wash. v. Dep't of Commerce, No. 18-03022, 2020 WL 4732095 (D.D.C. Aug. 14, 2020) (Nichols, J.)
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Wash. v. Dep't of Commerce, No. 18-03022, 2020 WL 4732095 (D.D.C. Aug. 14, 2020) (Nichols, J.)
Re: Request for "'[a]ll communication between former White House advisor to the Commerce Department Eric Branstad and former Trump campaign official Rick Gates from January 20, 2017[,] to March 1, 2018,'" and "'[a]ll communication[s] sent or received by Branstad...
Arab Am. Inst. v. OMB, No. 18-0871, 2020 WL 4698098 (D.D.C. Aug. 13, 2020) (Jackson, J.)
Arab Am. Inst. v. OMB, No. 18-0871, 2020 WL 4698098 (D.D.C. Aug. 13, 2020) (Jackson, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning whether "'Middle Eastern and North African'" would be included as race reporting category on 2020 Census
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 5, Deliberative Process Privilege: ...
James Madison Project v. Dep't of Treasury, No. 19-2461, 2020 WL 4698435 (D.D.C. Aug. 13, 2020) (Jackson, J.)
James Madison Project v. Dep't of Treasury, No. 19-2461, 2020 WL 4698435 (D.D.C. Aug. 13, 2020) (Jackson, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning review by Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") of number of banks in wake of revelation that employees at Wells Fargo, N.A. had opened millions of fake accounts in order to meet company's sales goals
Disposition: Granting defendant's...
Stelmaszek v. VA, No. 19-00172, 2020 WL 4673415 (D.D.C. Aug. 12, 2020) (Sullivan, J.)
Stelmaszek v. VA, No. 19-00172, 2020 WL 4673415 (D.D.C. Aug. 12, 2020) (Sullivan, J.)
Re: Requests for hearing records, claim file, and communications concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Mootness and Other Grounds for Dismissal: Regarding an October request, the court holds that "Defendant has since released all of...
Wattleton v. DOJ, No. 19-1402, 2020 WL 4673416 (D.D.C. Aug. 12, 2020) (Howell, J.)
Wattleton v. DOJ, No. 19-1402, 2020 WL 4673416 (D.D.C. Aug. 12, 2020) (Howell, J.)
Re: Request for all users of two electronic systems who accessed plaintiff's electronic case
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: The court holds that "because 'DOJ has introduced unrefuted evidence that it has no...
Hall & Associates v. EPA, No. 19-1095, 2020 WL 4673411 (D.D.C. Aug. 12, 2020) (Contreras, J.)
Hall & Associates v. EPA, No. 19-1095, 2020 WL 4673411 (D.D.C. Aug. 12, 2020) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Request for certain EPA email distribution lists
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's cross motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 6: "[T]he Court finds that EPA properly invoked Exemption 6 to withhold both email distribution lists at issue." ...
Nat'l Sec. Counselors v. CIA, 969 F.3d 406 (D.C. Cir. 2020) (Srinivasan, J.)
Nat'l Sec. Counselors v. CIA, 969 F.3d 406 (D.C. Cir. 2020) (Srinivasan, J.)
Re: Requests for: 1) "listing of all FOIA requesters from fiscal years 2008 to 2010 organized under each of four fee categories contemplated by FOIA: 'news media,' 'educational or scientific,' 'commercial,' or 'all other;'" 2) "'all Central Intelligence Agency records pertaining to the IBM supercomputer named "Watson'...
Boyd v. Trump, No. 19-1664, 2020 WL 4597121 (D.D.C. Aug. 11, 2020) (Jackson, J.)
Boyd v. Trump, No. 19-1664, 2020 WL 4597121 (D.D.C. Aug. 11, 2020) (Jackson, J.)
Re: Plaintiff's multiple FOIA requests for information concerning himself
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court relates that "[t]he only alleged recipient of a FOIA request from plaintiff is the United States District...
Abakporo v. EOUSA, No. 18-846, 2020 WL 4597054 (D.D.C. Aug. 11, 2020) (Kelly, J.)
Abakporo v. EOUSA, No. 18-846, 2020 WL 4597054 (D.D.C. Aug. 11, 2020) (Kelly, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning extensions of the term of grand jury that indicted plaintiff
Disposition: Granting defendant's renewed motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search & Mootness and Other Grounds for Dismissal: The court holds that "EOUSA has now satisfied its...