Court Decisions
Hall & Assocs. v. EPA, 956 F.3d 621 (D.C. Cir. 2020) (Millett, J.)
Hall & Assocs. v. EPA, 956 F.3d 621 (D.C. Cir. 2020) (Millett, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning "EPA's purported adoption of a 'nonacquiescence decision'"
Disposition: Vacating district court's grant of government's motion for summary judgment; remanding case to district court
- Exemption 5, Deliberative Process Privilege: The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit holds...
Rutigliano v. DOJ, No. 17-6360, 2020 WL 1933638 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 20, 2020) (Spatt, J.)
Rutigliano v. DOJ, No. 17-6360, 2020 WL 1933638 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 20, 2020) (Spatt, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning prosecution declination memorandum
Disposition: Overruling plaintiff's objections; adopting magistrate judge's report and recommendation ("R&R"); granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Standard of Review: First, the court finds...
Am. Oversight v. GSA, No. 18-2419, 2020 WL 1911559 (D.D.C. Apr. 20, 2020) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
Am. Oversight v. GSA, No. 18-2419, 2020 WL 1911559 (D.D.C. Apr. 20, 2020) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
Re: Requests for meeting notes, agendas, informational material, readouts, and follow-up conversation notes from White House meetings – occurring on December 20, 2017, January 24, 2018, and June 15, 2018 – concerning FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project
Disposition: Granting in part and denying...
Reyes v. DOI, No. 17-01612, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68953 (S.D. Cal. Apr. 20, 2020) (Houston, J.)
Reyes v. DOI, No. 17-01612, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68953 (S.D. Cal. Apr. 20, 2020) (Houston, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning application for enrollment in Indian tribes
Disposition: Denying defendant's motion for summary judgment; ordering in camera inspection
- Litigation Considerations, Vaughn Index/Declaration & In Camera Inspection: "Upon review of the affidavits and Vaughn Index...
Hardway v. CIA, No. 17-1433, 2020 WL 1905065 (D.D.C. Apr. 18, 2020) (Kelly, J.)
Hardway v. CIA, No. 17-1433, 2020 WL 1905065 (D.D.C. Apr. 18, 2020) (Kelly, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning alleged CIA investigation of congressional committee's investigation of assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment
- Litigation...
Hillier v. CIA, No. 19-5339, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 12564 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 17, 2020) (per curiam)
Hillier v. CIA, No. 19-5339, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 12564 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 17, 2020) (per curiam)
Re: Request for records concerning "'involuntary outpatient treatment'" that "'seemed to have Federal cooperation'"
Disposition: Granting government's motion for summary affirmance of district court's grant of government's renewed motion for summary judgment, denial of requester's motion for...
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. DOJ, No. 19-5218, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 12565 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 17, 2020) (per curiam)
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. DOJ, No. 19-5218, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 12565 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 17, 2020) (per curiam)
Re: Request for records concerning FBI interviews with former President Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett, and Rahm Emanuel, concerning former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich
Disposition: Affirming district court's grant of government's motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 5...
LegalForce RAPC Worldwide P.C. v. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, No. 19-05935, 2020 WL 1899402 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 16, 2020) (Alsup, J.)
LegalForce RAPC Worldwide P.C. v. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, No. 19-05935, 2020 WL 1899402 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 16, 2020) (Alsup, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning one of plaintiff's attorneys
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Vaughn Index/Declaration: The court holds that "the index offers enough information to effectively...
Stein v. CIA, No. 17-0189, 2020 WL 1866002 (D.D.C. Apr. 14, 2020) (Chutkan, J.)
Stein v. CIA, No. 17-0189, 2020 WL 1866002 (D.D.C. Apr. 14, 2020) (Chutkan, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning "'national security briefings given or to be given to Donald Trump due to his Presidential candidacy,'" as well as information related to background investigations of fifteen individuals reportedly under consideration for senior positions in the Trump administration
Dispositio...
Viet. Veterans of Am. v. DOD, No. 17-1660, 2020 WL 1703239 (D. Conn. Apr. 8, 2020) (Thompson, J.)
Viet. Veterans of Am. v. DOD, No. 17-1660, 2020 WL 1703239 (D. Conn. Apr. 8, 2020) (Thompson, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning results of urine sampling conducted by DOD to measure plutonium contamination levels in bodies of airmen who participated in cleanup of 1966 Palomares nuclear accident
Disposition: Denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment; granting defendant's cross-motion...