Court Decisions
Intellectual Prop. Watch v. USTR, No. 13-8955, 2018 WL 4757937 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2018) (Ramos, J.)
Intellectual Prop. Watch v. USTR, No. 13-8955, 2018 WL 4757937 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2018) (Ramos, J.)
Re: Request for communications concerning Trans Pacific Partnership
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 3: "[T]he Court concludes that communications between ["industry trade advisory committee" ("ITAC"...
Kwoka v. IRS, No. 17-1157, 2018 WL 4681000 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (Friedrich, J.)
Kwoka v. IRS, No. 17-1157, 2018 WL 4681000 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (Friedrich, J.)
Re: Request for nine categories of records relating to FOIA requests
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant's motion for summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part plaintiff's motion for summary judgment
- Exemptions 3 & 6: "The Court concludes that neither exemption 3 nor...
Inst. for Justice v. IRS, No. 16-02406, 2018 WL 4680275 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (McFadden, J.)
Inst. for Justice v. IRS, No. 16-02406, 2018 WL 4680275 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (McFadden, J.)
Re: Request for "'database dump'" from IRS Asset Forfeiture Tracking and Retrieval System (AFTRAK), which monitors seized assets
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant's motion for summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part plaintiff's motion for summary judgment
...Hodes v. Dep't of Treasury, No. 17-0219, 2018 WL 4680276 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (Friedrich, J.)
Hodes v. Dep't of Treasury, No. 17-0219, 2018 WL 4680276 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (Friedrich, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning four contracts awarded to private companies to outsource debt collection for certain IRS tax liabilities
Disposition: Granting defendant's and intervenor's motions for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment; denying as moot...
Garza v. USMS, No. 16-0976, 2018 WL 4680205 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (Sullivan, J.)
Garza v. USMS, No. 16-0976, 2018 WL 4680205 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (Sullivan, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff's Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Information System number
Disposition: Granting defendants' amended motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: "[T]he Court finds that defendants' searches [were] reasonable under the attendant...
Hyatt v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, No. 18-234, 2018 WL 4682020 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (Lamberth, J.)
Hyatt v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, No. 18-234, 2018 WL 4682020 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (Lamberth, J.)
Re: Request for one specific email
Disposition: Granting plaintiff's motion for summary judgment; denying defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, "Agency Records": "[T]he Court finds that the totality of the circumstances here weigh in favor of the . ....
Long v. ICE, No. 17-01097, 2018 WL 4680278 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (Mehta, J.)
Long v. ICE, No. 17-01097, 2018 WL 4680278 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (Mehta, J.)
Re: Request for certain data within ICE's Enforcement Integrated Database and defendant's withholding of many fields that it previously provided in response to Plaintiffs' requests
Disposition: Denying defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiffs' cross-motion for summary judgment
- Procedural...
Northrop Grumman Sys. Corp. v. NASA, No. 17-1902, 2018 WL 4681012 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (Moss, J.)
Northrop Grumman Sys. Corp. v. NASA, No. 17-1902, 2018 WL 4681012 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2018) (Moss, J.)
Re: NASA's decision to release two tables included in plaintiff's contract with NASA for design and manufacture of James Webb Space Telescope
Disposition: Denying defendant's motion for summary judgment and granting plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment
- Reverse FOIA: The court...
Michael v. DOJ, No. 17-0197, 2018 WL 4637358 (D.D.C. Sept. 27, 2018) (Jackson, J.)
Michael v. DOJ, No. 17-0197, 2018 WL 4637358 (D.D.C. Sept. 27, 2018) (Jackson, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff and his criminal case
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's motion for discovery
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: "[T]he Court finds that defendant's searches [were] reasonable under the circumstances...
Trucept, Inc. v. IRS, No. 15-0447, 2018 WL 4628366 (D.D.C. Sept. 27, 2018) (Moskowitz, C. J.)
Trucept, Inc. v. IRS, No. 15-0447, 2018 WL 4628366 (D.D.C. Sept. 27, 2018) (Moskowitz, C. J.)
Re: Request for records concerning series of liens
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: The court holds that "[t]he IRS has conducted an adequate search in response to...