Court Decisions
Ladeairous v. DOJ, No. 16-5068, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 22293 (D.C. Cir. August 8, 2018) (Rogers, J., Griffith, J., Wilkins. J.)
Ladeairous v. DOJ, No. 16-5068, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 22293 (D.C. Cir. August 8, 2018) (Rogers, J., Griffith, J., Wilkins. J.)
Re: Request for records concerning the requester
Disposition: Denying requester's motion for leave to file a sur-reply; granting government's motion for summary affirmance.
Procedural Requirements, Adequacy of Search: The Court of Appeals for the District of...
CNN v. FBI, No. 18-5041, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 22290 (D.C. Cir. August 8, 2018) (Rogers, J., Griffith, J., Wilkins. J.)
CNN v. FBI, No. 18-5041, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 22290 (D.C. Cir. August 8, 2018) (Rogers, J., Griffith, J., Wilkins. J.)
Re: Requests seeking any memoranda prepared by former FBI Director Comey about his conversations with President Trump
Disposition: Remanding case to district court for further proceedings
- Exemption 7(A): The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia remands the case...
Advocates for the West v. DOJ, No. 17-00423, 2018 WL 3733639 (D. Idaho August 6, 2018) (Nye, J.)
Advocates for the West v. DOJ, No. 17-00423, 2018 WL 3733639 (D. Idaho August 6, 2018) (Nye, J.)
Re: Twelve legal memoranda prepared by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) about the President's authority to alter national monuments under the Antiquities Act of 1906
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation...
Bartko v. DOJ, No. 16-5333, 2018 WL 3673936 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 3, 2018) (Millet, J.)
Bartko v. DOJ, No. 16-5333, 2018 WL 3673936 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 3, 2018) (Millet, J.)
Re: Request for records pertaining to a potential investigation of an AUSA
Disposition: Reversing district court's grant of government's summary judgment; remanding case
- Exemption 7, Threshold: "To qualify as law-enforcement records, the [requested] documents must arise out of 'investigations which focus...
Brennan Ctr. for Justice at New York Univ. Sch. of Law v. DHS, No. 16-672, 2018 WL 3708661 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 3, 2018) (Failla, J.)
Brennan Ctr. for Justice at New York Univ. Sch. of Law v. DHS, No. 16-672, 2018 WL 3708661 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 3, 2018) (Failla, J.)
Re: Request for records regarding certain initiatives under the rubric "Countering Violent Extremism" that were first established by the White House in 2011
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's cross-motion for summary...
Lantz v. DOC, No. 17-940, 2018 WL 3637497 (D.D.C. July 31, 2018) (Cooper, J.)
Lantz v. DOC, No. 17-940, 2018 WL 3637497 (D.D.C. July 31, 2018) (Cooper, J.)
Re: Request for records related to the "Eat More Kale" trademark application
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: "To establish the adequacy of a search, an agency 'must show that it...
Doyle v. DHS, No. 17-2542, 2018 WL 3597513 (S.D.N.Y. July 26, 2018) (Failla, J.)
Doyle v. DHS, No. 17-2542, 2018 WL 3597513 (S.D.N.Y. July 26, 2018) (Failla, J.)
Re: Request for records of visitors of President Trump
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendants' motion for summary judgment; granting defendants' motion to dismiss in full
- Procedural Requirements, Agency Records: "[T]he Court holds that WAVES and ACR records are not agency records...
Butler v. Dep't of Labor, No. 16-1115, 2018 WL 3597655 (D.D.C. July 26, 2018) (Cooper, J.)
Butler v. Dep't of Labor, No. 16-1115, 2018 WL 3597655 (D.D.C. July 26, 2018) (Cooper, J.)
Re: Request for records about an investigation into a fire incident
Disposition: Granting defendants’ renewed motion for summary judgment in part and denying in part; granting plaintiffs cross-motion for summary judgment in part and denying it in part
- Exemption 4: The court upholds application of...
Environmental Integrity Project v. EPA, No. 17-1203, 2018 WL 3581689 (D.D.C. July 25, 2018) (Bates, J.)
Environmental Integrity Project v. EPA, No. 17-1203, 2018 WL 3581689 (D.D.C. July 25, 2018) (Bates, J.)
Re: Request for records of former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s travel vouchers and schedule of meetings with outside parties
Disposition: Denying plaintiff's Motion for Attorneys' Fees
- Attorney Fees, Eligibility: The court finds that "it does not appear that EPA did in fact change...
Villar v. FBI, No. 15-270, 2018 WL 3542861 (D.N.H. July 23, 2018) (McCafferty, J.)
Villar v. FBI, No. 15-270, 2018 WL 3542861 (D.N.H. July 23, 2018) (McCafferty, J.)
Re: Request for records about the requester and a witness from his criminal trial
Disposition:
- Litigation Considerations, Vaughn Index/Declaration: The court finds the defendant's second Vaughn index sufficient because it "identifies and describes each document that the FBI withheld in full or in part[,]...