Court Decisions
Sierra Club, Inc. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serv., 911 F.3d 967 (9th Cir. 2018) (Berg, J.)
Sierra Club, Inc. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serv., 911 F.3d 967 (9th Cir. 2018) (Berg, J.)
Re: request for records generated during EPA's rule-making process concerning cooling water intake structures
Disposition: Affirming in part and reversing in part district court's grant of parties' cross-motions for summary judgment
- Exemption 5, Deliberative Process Privilege: The Court of Appeals...
Gahagan v. USCIS, 911 F.3d 298 (5th Cir. 2018) (Oldham, J.)
Gahagan v. USCIS, 911 F.3d 298 (5th Cir. 2018) (Oldham, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning requester's client's removal proceedings
Disposition: Affirming the district court's denial of requester's motion for attorney fees
- Attorney Fees: The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit "hold[s] pro se attorneys are ineligible for fee awards under FOIA." The court relates that the...
Elec. Privacy Info. Ctr. v. IRS, 910 F.3d 1232 (D.C. Cir. 2018) (Henderson, J.)
Elec. Privacy Info. Ctr. v. IRS, 910 F.3d 1232 (D.C. Cir. 2018) (Henderson, J.)
Re: Request for President Donald J. Trump's income tax records
Disposition: Affirming district court's grant of government's motion to dismiss
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit holds that, "[a]lthough [it] agree[s]...
N'Jai v. Berryhill, No. 18-1616, 2018 WL 6697677 (W.D. Pa. Dec. 20, 2018) (Fischer, J.)
N'Jai v. Berryhill, No. 18-1616, 2018 WL 6697677 (W.D. Pa. Dec. 20, 2018) (Fischer, J.)
Re: Plaintiff's request to correct her own earnings records maintained by SSA
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff's complaint
- Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests: The court holds that "when an individual applies to SSA for . . . changes to [their] records, FOIA is inapplicable." "Here...
Jarvis v. Comm'r Soc. Sec. Admin., No. 18-5170, 2018 WL 6722401 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 18, 2018) (per curiam)
Jarvis v. Comm'r Soc. Sec. Admin., No. 18-5170, 2018 WL 6722401 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 18, 2018) (per curiam)
Re: Request for statistical records regarding awards and denials of disability benefits
Disposition: Granting government's motion for summary affirmance of district court's grant of government's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative...
Reep v. DOJ, No. 18-5132, 2018 WL 6721099 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 18, 2018) (per curiam)
Reep v. DOJ, No. 18-5132, 2018 WL 6721099 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 18, 2018) (per curiam)
Re: Request for records concerning requester, as well as records concerning two criminal cases
Disposition: Granting government's motion for summary affirmance of district court's grant of government's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Statute of Limitations: The Court of Appeals for...
Reyes v. NARA, No. 17-1497, 2018 WL 6621352 (D.D.C. Dec. 18, 2018) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
Reyes v. NARA, No. 17-1497, 2018 WL 6621352 (D.D.C. Dec. 18, 2018) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
Re: Request for U.S. Army Report on recognition of Filipino veterans of World War II
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part plaintiff's motion for attorney fees and costs; awarding plaintiff $19,939.20 in fees and $429.20 in costs
- Attorney Fees, Eligibility: "The Court concludes in its...
Jordan v. DOL, No. 18-06129, 2018 WL 6591807 (W.D. Mo. Dec. 14, 2018) (Smith, S. J.)
Jordan v. DOL, No. 18-06129, 2018 WL 6591807 (W.D. Mo. Dec. 14, 2018) (Smith, S. J.)
Re: Request for certain administrative law judge letters, as well as certain corporate emails
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion to partially dismiss
- Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction: "[T]he Court finds this matter is parallel or duplicative of the matter litigated in the D.C. District Court."...
Rodriguez v. FBI, No. 16-02465, 2018 WL 6591659 (D.D.C. Dec. 14, 2018) (Mehta, J.)
Rodriguez v. FBI, No. 16-02465, 2018 WL 6591659 (D.D.C. Dec. 14, 2018) (Mehta, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff's criminal case
Disposition: Granting defendants' motions for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: "[T]he court now finds the Criminal Division conducted an appropriate search for responsive information." "In sum, Plaintiff asked...
Anderson v. FBI, No. 18-617, 2018 WL 6573282 (D.D.C. Dec. 13, 2018) (McFadden, J.)
Anderson v. FBI, No. 18-617, 2018 WL 6573282 (D.D.C. Dec. 13, 2018) (McFadden, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning incident report, custody classification, training course, and administrative remedy
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Exemptions 6 & 7(C): The court finds that "[t]he Bureau properly withheld information about third-party individuals under...