Court Decisions
Maria Mora-Villalpando v. USCIS, No. 18-0655, 2018 WL 3536754 (W.D. Wash. July 23, 2018) (Robart, J.)
Maria Mora-Villalpando v. USCIS, No. 18-0655, 2018 WL 3536754 (W.D. Wash. July 23, 2018) (Robart, J.)
Re: Request for records pertaining to immigration enforcement actions taken against the plaintiff and other immigration rights activists
Disposition: Denying defendants' motion to strike portions of the amended complaint
- Litigation Considerations, Pleadings: The court denies the...
Zhao v. Dep't of State, No. 16-7108, 2018 WL 3546177 (E.D.N.Y. July 23, 2018) (Donnelly, J.)
Zhao v. Dep't of State, No. 16-7108, 2018 WL 3546177 (E.D.N.Y. July 23, 2018) (Donnelly, J.)
Re: Request for research documents
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, Searching for Responsive Records: The court holds that the defendant conducted an adequate search for documents that the plaintiff claims he provided to the U.S. Embassy in...
Sikes v. Navy, No. 17-12421, 2018 WL 3470388 (11th Cir. July 19, 2018) (O'Scannlain, J.)
Sikes v. Navy, No. 17-12421, 2018 WL 3470388 (11th Cir. July 19, 2018) (O'Scannlain, J.)
Re: Request for records relating to suicide committed by Navy Admiral who served as Chief of Naval Operations
Disposition: Affirming in part, reversing in part, and remanding the district court's grant of Navy's motion to dismiss
- Procedural Requirements: The Court holds that "there can be little...
W. Values Project v. DOJ, No. 17-1671, 2018 WL 3459921 (D.D.C. July 18, 2018) (Cooper, J.)
W. Values Project v. DOJ, No. 17-1671, 2018 WL 3459921 (D.D.C. July 18, 2018) (Cooper, J.)
Re: Request for records about OLC's prior legal opinions regarding the scope of the President's power to establish National Monuments—specifically, whether there had been any efforts to revisit, revoke, or amend those opinions in the first year of Trump's presidency
Disposition: Granting in part and...
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. DHS, No. 16-5339, 2018 WL 3431725 (D.C. Cir. July 17, 2018) (Rogers, J.)
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. DHS, No. 16-5339, 2018 WL 3431725 (D.C. Cir. July 17, 2018) (Rogers, J.)
Re: Request for records on expenditures of government funds on travel for the President, First Lady, Vice President, and a former President
Disposition: Reversing district court's grant of government's motion to dismiss; remanding to the district court for further proceedings
- Litigation...
Trautman v. DOJ, No. 16-1629, 2018 WL 3448227 (D.D.C. July 17, 2018) (Friedrich, J.)
Trautman v. DOJ, No. 16-1629, 2018 WL 3448227 (D.D.C. July 17, 2018) (Friedrich, J.)
Re: Request for records about an investigation into the Archivist of the United States
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: The court finds that, "[w]hen the adequacy of an agency's search is contested...
Assassination Archives & Research Ctr., Inc. v. CIA, No. 17-00160, 2018 WL 3448229 (D.D.C. July 17, 2018) (McFadden, J.)
Assassination Archives & Research Ctr., Inc. v. CIA, No. 17-00160, 2018 WL 3448229 (D.D.C. July 17, 2018) (McFadden, J.)
Re: Request for records related to CIA's research into assassination attempts against Adolf Hitler, plus any records related to the resulting search itself
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment, denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment
- L...
Brown v. Department of State, No. 15-01459, 2018 WL 3404147 (D.D.C. July 12, 2018) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.).
Brown v. Department of State, No. 15-01459, 2018 WL 3404147 (D.D.C. July 12, 2018) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.).
Re: Request for records about the decision to allow Hillary Clinton's private attorney "to maintain potentially classified State Department records at his law firm."
Disposition: Granting summary judgment for defendant; denying summary judgment for plaintiff
- Waiver: In response to...
Pellegrino v. TSA, No. 15-3047, 2018 WL 3371699 (3d Cir. July 11, 2018) (Krause, J.)
Pellegrino v. TSA, No. 15-3047, 2018 WL 3371699 (3d Cir. July 11, 2018) (Krause, J.)
Re: Request seeking TSA records containing the requester's name
Disposition: Affirming the district court's holdings on the plaintiff's FOIA claims
- Procedural Requirements, Adequacy of Search: The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit "perceive[s] no error in the District Court's conclusion that the...
Elliott v. USDA, No. 17-995, 2018 WL 3382907 (D. Md. July 11, 2018) (Messitte, J.)
Elliott v. USDA, No. 17-995, 2018 WL 3382907 (D. Md. July 11, 2018) (Messitte, J.)
Re: Request for property records
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: "Where, as here, the undisputed evidence establishes that the request was not properly submitted because it was never received by the agency...