Court Decisions
Sherven v. Nat’l Reconnaissance Off., No. 22-03164, 2024 WL 620444 (D.D.C. Feb. 14, 2024) (Mehta, J.)
Sherven v. Nat’l Reconnaissance Off., No. 22-03164, 2024 WL 620444 (D.D.C. Feb. 14, 2024) (Mehta, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: “[T]he court is satisfied that the National Reconnaissance Office (“NRO”)’s...
Black Hills Clean Water All. v. U.S. Forest Serv., Nos. 20-5034, 21-5072, 2024 WL 626481 (D.S.D. Feb. 14, 2024) (Piersol, J.)
Black Hills Clean Water All. v. U.S. Forest Serv., Nos. 20-5034, 21-5072, 2024 WL 626481 (D.S.D. Feb. 14, 2024) (Piersol, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning exploratory gold drilling
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part plaintiff’s consolidated motion for attorney fees and costs
- Attorney Fees, Eligibility: “The Court must first decide whether Plaintiff has ‘substantially...
Anthony v. BOP, No. 22-01558, 2024 WL 578956 (D.D.C. Feb. 13, 2024) (McFadden, J.)
Anthony v. BOP, No. 22-01558, 2024 WL 578956 (D.D.C. Feb. 13, 2024) (McFadden, J.)
Re: Request for copies of complaints he submitted to prison officials as well as documents about correctional officer’s alleged misconduct
Disposition: Granting defendant’s renewed motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 6; Exemption 7(C): The court first analyzes BOP’s Glomar response. The court relates that...
Ams. for Prosperity Found. v. Ctrs. for Medicare & Medicaid Servs., No. 21-02021, 2024 WL 578955 (D.D.C. Feb. 13, 2024) (Nichols, J.)
Ams. for Prosperity Found. v. Ctrs. for Medicare & Medicaid Servs., No. 21-02021, 2024 WL 578955 (D.D.C. Feb. 13, 2024) (Nichols, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning Medicaid improper payments
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, In Camera Inspection: The court relates that “[t]he...
Inst. for Energy Rsch. v. FERC, No. 22-3420, 2024 WL 551651 (D.D.C. Feb. 12, 2024) (Howell, J.)
Inst. for Energy Rsch. v. FERC, No. 22-3420, 2024 WL 551651 (D.D.C. Feb. 12, 2024) (Howell, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning calendars kept by or for two FERC commissioners, as well as phone bills reflecting inbound and outbound calls made and received by four FERC officials
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant’s motion for summary judgment
- Litigation...
Esposito v. U.S. Dep’t of the Treasury, No. 23-1242, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 830 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 9, 2024) (per curiam)
Esposito v. U.S. Dep’t of the Treasury, No. 23-1242, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 830 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 9, 2024) (per curiam)
Re: Request for certain records concerning requester
Disposition: Transferring complaint to district court
- Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction: The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia holds that “[j]urisdiction over [the requester’s] Freedom of Information Act...
Sherven v. FBI, No. 23-03923, 2024 WL 551655 (D.D.C. Feb. 9, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Sherven v. FBI, No. 23-03923, 2024 WL 551655 (D.D.C. Feb. 9, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Plaintiff’s allegations that the FBI is preventing plaintiff from submitting requests
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff’s case
- Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests; Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction: The court relates that, “[a]llegedly, ‘whenever the Plaintiff clicks the button to submit a...
Leytman v. United States, No. 18-1794, 2024 WL 496774 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 8, 2024) (Morrison, J.)
Leytman v. United States, No. 18-1794, 2024 WL 496774 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 8, 2024) (Morrison, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion to dismiss
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: The court observes that “[t]he Amended Complaint alleges that Plaintiff made an initial request for documents under FOIA to the TSA but...
Bahrampour v. NSA, No. 21-2412, 2024 WL 473734 (D. Md. Feb. 7, 2024) (Russell, III, J.)
Bahrampour v. NSA, No. 21-2412, 2024 WL 473734 (D. Md. Feb. 7, 2024) (Russell, III, J.)
Re: Requests for certain records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 1: The court relates that “[a]t issue here is Executive Order No. 13526, 75 Fed. Reg. 707, 707 (Dec. 29, 2009), which provides that an agency may designate documents as classified...
Haitian Bridge All. v. DHS, No. 22-8344, 2024 WL 476304 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 7, 2024) (Ramos, J.)
Haitian Bridge All. v. DHS, No. 22-8344, 2024 WL 476304 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 7, 2024) (Ramos, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning treatment of certain migrants
Disposition: Granting defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for partial summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests: “The Court finds that the disputed portions of Request...