Court Decisions
Am. Immigr. Council v. DHS, No. 20-1196, 2020 WL 3639733 (D.D.C. July 6, 2020) (Hogan, J.)
Am. Immigr. Council v. DHS, No. 20-1196, 2020 WL 3639733 (D.D.C. July 6, 2020) (Hogan, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning ICE's response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Disposition: Explaining June 11, 2020 order granting plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction and ordering defendants to process at least 400 pages of responsive records by July 31, 2020, and to process remaining responsive...
Bruce v. Gov't Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n, No. 18-2635, 2020 WL 3638110 (D.S.C. July 6, 2020) (Hendricks, J.)
Bruce v. Gov't Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n, No. 18-2635, 2020 WL 3638110 (D.S.C. July 6, 2020) (Hendricks, J.)
Re: Request for certain mortgage documents bearing plaintiff's name
Disposition: Adopting magistrate judge's report and recommendation; overruling plaintiff's objection; granting defendants' motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations: The court "order[s] that the Magistrate...
Am. Ctr. for Law & Just. v. FBI, No. 19-2643, 2020 WL 3605624 (D.D.C. July 2, 2020) (Contreras, J.)
Am. Ctr. for Law & Just. v. FBI, No. 19-2643, 2020 WL 3605624 (D.D.C. July 2, 2020) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Three requests for records concerning meeting between former President and Attorney General, records concerning possible criminal charges against former Secretary of State, and all emails of former FBI director within a particular period
Disposition: Granting defendant's partial motion to...
Shapiro v. DOJ, No. 12-313, 2020 WL 3615511 (D.D.C. July 2, 2020) (Howell, J.)
Shapiro v. DOJ, No. 12-313, 2020 WL 3615511 (D.D.C. July 2, 2020) (Howell, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning "'Green Scare,'" which plaintiff defines as "'the ongoing disproportionate, heavy-handed government crackdown on the animal rights and environmental movements'"
Disposition: Denying plaintiff's motion for discovery; denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment; granting in part...
Powell v. IRS, No. 18-2675, 2020 WL 3605774 (D.D.C. July 2, 2020) (Boasberg, J.)
Powell v. IRS, No. 18-2675, 2020 WL 3605774 (D.D.C. July 2, 2020) (Boasberg, J.)
Re: Request for tax records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting defendant's partial motion to dismiss; granting in part and denying in part defendant's partial motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Mootness & Other Grounds for Dismissal: First, the court agrees with "[d]efendant['s]...
Swick v. Dep’t of the Army, No. 18-1658, 2020 WL 3606615 (D.D.C. July 2, 2020) (Bates, J.)
Swick v. Dep’t of the Army, No. 18-1658, 2020 WL 3606615 (D.D.C. July 2, 2020) (Bates, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Denying defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements: Regarding "the question of whether HIPAA bars the Army from disclosing [plaintiff's] psychological evaluation, the...
Needham v. Butler Cnty. Jail, No. 19-927, 2020 WL 3528654 (S.D. Ohio June 30, 2020) (Barrett, J.)
Needham v. Butler Cnty. Jail, No. 19-927, 2020 WL 3528654 (S.D. Ohio June 30, 2020) (Barrett, J.)
Re: Request for certain records maintained by county jail
Disposition: Adopting magistrate judge's report and recommendation; dismissing plaintiff's complaint
- Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court holds that "it is well-settled that the FOIA applies only to federal a...
Amin v. Trump, No. 19-1572, 2020 WL 3498447 (D.D.C. June 29, 2020) (Jackson, J.)
Amin v. Trump, No. 19-1572, 2020 WL 3498447 (D.D.C. June 29, 2020) (Jackson, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff's criminal complaint
Disposition: Granting defendants' motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Pleadings & Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests: "The Court . . . will dismiss the 'named individual defendants because no cause of action exists...
Straw v. United States, No. 19-02531, 2020 WL 3496552 (D.S.C. June 29, 2020) (Childs, J.)
Straw v. United States, No. 19-02531, 2020 WL 3496552 (D.S.C. June 29, 2020) (Childs, J.)
Re: Plaintiff's allegation that federal agencies deleted his emails concerning disability rights violations without reading them
Disposition: Accepting magistrate judge's report and recommendation; dismissing complaint
- Litigation Considerations, Pleadings: Responding to plaintiff's "alleg[ation] [that...
United States v. Kennedy, No. 15-9, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114184 (E.D. Ky. June 29, 2020) (Caldwell, J.)
United States v. Kennedy, No. 15-9, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114184 (E.D. Ky. June 29, 2020) (Caldwell, J.)
Re: Motion requesting court's "'intervention'" in pending FOIA case
Disposition: Denying defendant's motion
- Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction: "The Court cannot grant this relief" on the motion of a defendant in a criminal action "'for order to compel release of records,'...