Court Decisions
Project on Gov’t Oversight, Inc. v. U.S. Off. of Special Couns., No. 22-3381, 2024 WL 1213324 (D.D.C. Mar. 19, 2024) (Friedrich, J.)
Project on Gov’t Oversight, Inc. v. U.S. Off. of Special Couns., No. 22-3381, 2024 WL 1213324 (D.D.C. Mar. 19, 2024) (Friedrich, J.)
Re: Request for certain records concerning investigation of several Trump administration officials
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 7(C): The court relates that “[plaintiff...
Cheng v. DOJ, No. 23-3983, 2024 WL 1178986 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 19, 2024) (Torres, J.)
Cheng v. DOJ, No. 23-3983, 2024 WL 1178986 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 19, 2024) (Torres, J.)
Re: Request for “all unclassified documents that former President Donald J. Trump took to his Mar-a-Lago residence from the White House”
Disposition: Adopting magistrate judge’s report and recommendation; denying defendant’s motion to dismiss case as moot
- Litigation Considerations: The court relates that “[t]he...
Am. Fed’n of Gov’t Emps. Loc. 527 v. ICE, No. 21-21992, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47184 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 18, 2024) (Moore, J.)
Am. Fed’n of Gov’t Emps. Loc. 527 v. ICE, No. 21-21992, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47184 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 18, 2024) (Moore, J.)
Re: Request for current Office of Professional Responsibility Investigative Guidebook
Disposition: Adopting magistrate judge’s report and recommendation; granting defendant’s renewed motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s renewed cross-motion for summary judgment
...N.Y. Times Co. v. DOJ, No. 22-2232, 2024 WL 1109260 (2d Cir. Mar. 14, 2024) (per curiam)
N.Y. Times Co. v. DOJ, No. 22-2232, 2024 WL 1109260 (2d Cir. Mar. 14, 2024) (per curiam)
Re: Request for report issued by independent monitor tasked with overseeing Intervenor Volkswagen AG’s (“VW”) compliance with plea agreement that it entered into with DOJ following the discovery of VW’s scheme to evade emissions requirements
Disposition: Affirming district court’s judgment
- Exemption 5...
Ctr. for Inquiry, Inc. v. HHS, No. 21-3118, 2024 WL 1111299 (D.D.C. Mar. 14, 2024) (Boasberg, C.J.)
Ctr. for Inquiry, Inc. v. HHS, No. 21-3118, 2024 WL 1111299 (D.D.C. Mar. 14, 2024) (Boasberg, C.J.)
Re: Request for certain information concerning homeopathic drugs
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motion for summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: “Because the...
Inst. for Energy Rsch. v. FERC, No. 22-3414, 2024 WL 1091791 (D.D.C. Mar. 13, 2024) (Cooper, J.)
Inst. for Energy Rsch. v. FERC, No. 22-3414, 2024 WL 1091791 (D.D.C. Mar. 13, 2024) (Cooper, J.)
Re: Request for text messages from three FERC employees
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant’s motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, “Agency Records” & Searching for Responsive Records: The court relates that “[plaintiff] claims FERC misconstrued its request...
Project S. v. ICE, No. 21-08440, 2024 WL 1116164 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 12, 2024) (Carter, Jr., J.)
Project S. v. ICE, No. 21-08440, 2024 WL 1116164 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 12, 2024) (Carter, Jr., J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning detention and deportation of Cameroonian migrants from late 2020 to early 2021
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment
- Lit...
Delgado v. DOJ, No. 23-0089, 2024 WL 1071035 (D.D.C. Mar. 11, 2024) (Mehta, J.)
Delgado v. DOJ, No. 23-0089, 2024 WL 1071035 (D.D.C. Mar. 11, 2024) (Mehta, J.)
Re: Request for documentation showing that ATF made employer and employee pension contributions on plaintiff’s behalf as required by settlement agreement
Disposition: Denying plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment; granting defendants’ cross-motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Vaughn Index...
Scott v. Haynes, No. 23-04115, 2024 WL 1049485 (D.S.D. Mar. 11, 2024) (Lange, C. J.)
Scott v. Haynes, No. 23-04115, 2024 WL 1049485 (D.S.D. Mar. 11, 2024) (Lange, C. J.)
Re: Request for plaintiff’s medical discharge summary
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff’s claim with prejudice
- Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court relates that “[plaintiff] does not seek information from a federal agency; he requested a copy of his medical discharge summary from...
Wash. Law.s’ Comm. for C.R. & Urb. Affs. v. DOJ, No. 23-1328, 2024 WL 1050498 (D.D.C. Mar. 10, 2024) (Howell, J.)
Wash. Law.s’ Comm. for C.R. & Urb. Affs. v. DOJ, No. 23-1328, 2024 WL 1050498 (D.D.C. Mar. 10, 2024) (Howell, J.)
Re: Alleged delays by defendant in responding to several of plaintiff’s FOIA requests
Disposition: Granting defendants motion for partial summary judgment as to plaintiff’s policy or practice claim; granting defendant’s motion to dismiss as conceded; severing several of plaintiff’s...