Court Decisions
Children’s Health Def. v. CDC, No. 23-00431, 2024 WL 3521593 (D.D.C. July 24, 2024) (McFadden, J.)
Children’s Health Def. v. CDC, No. 23-00431, 2024 WL 3521593 (D.D.C. July 24, 2024) (McFadden, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines through the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System database
Disposition: Granting in part defendant’s partial motion to stay
- Litigation Considerations, Pleadings: The court “[c]onsider[s] first [plaintiff’s]...
Doshi v. Blinken, No. 23-3613, 2024 WL 3509486 (D.D.C. July 22, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Doshi v. Blinken, No. 23-3613, 2024 WL 3509486 (D.D.C. July 22, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning one plaintiff’s designation under Section 7031(c) of Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, rendering him and members of his family ineligible to enter United States
Disposition: Denying plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations...
Cole v. Locascio, No. 15-1991, 2024 WL 3509489 (D.D.C. July 22, 2024) (Sullivan, J.)
Cole v. Locascio, No. 15-1991, 2024 WL 3509489 (D.D.C. July 22, 2024) (Sullivan, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning collapse of World Trade Center (“WTC”) on September 11, 2001
Disposition: Adopting magistrate judge’s report and recommendation; granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; dismissing plaintiff’s claim as moot; denying plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment
- Liti...
Kowal v. DOJ, No. 22-5231, 22-5287, 2024 WL 3418844 (D.C. Cir. July 16, 2024) (Rao, J.)
Kowal v. DOJ, No. 22-5231, 22-5287, 2024 WL 3418844 (D.C. Cir. July 16, 2024) (Rao, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning capital defendant
Disposition: Affirming district court’s grant of government’s motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search; Procedural Requirements, Searching for Responsive Records: The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
Washington v. Phillip Burton Fed. Bldg., No. 23-06180, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124305 (N.D. Cal. July 15, 2024) (Alsup, J.)
Washington v. Phillip Burton Fed. Bldg., No. 23-06180, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124305 (N.D. Cal. July 15, 2024) (Alsup, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff’s nationality identification
Disposition: Adopting magistrate’s report and recommendation; dismissing plaintiff’s complaint
- Litigation Considerations, Pleadings: The court relates that the magistrate judge reported that...
Saleh v. Mayorkas, No. 23-409, 2024 WL 3400261 (D.D.C. July 12, 2024) (Lamberth, J.)
Saleh v. Mayorkas, No. 23-409, 2024 WL 3400261 (D.D.C. July 12, 2024) (Lamberth, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning denial of plaintiff’s petition to classify foreign national spouse or child as immediate relative to allow beneficiary to immigrate to United States
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s FOIA claim
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of...
Franklin v. Wormuth, No. 23-02129, 2024 WL 3377836 (D. Md. July 11, 2024) (Xinis, J.)
Franklin v. Wormuth, No. 23-02129, 2024 WL 3377836 (D. Md. July 11, 2024) (Xinis, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning Record of Inquiry (“ROI”) Report arising from plaintiff’s Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Complaints
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant’s motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: The court holds that, “...
Garrett v. Morgan Cnty. Sheriff’s Off., No. 23-2011, 2024 WL 3361462 (N.D. Ohio July 10, 2024) (Barker, J.)
Garrett v. Morgan Cnty. Sheriff’s Off., No. 23-2011, 2024 WL 3361462 (N.D. Ohio July 10, 2024) (Barker, J.)
Re: Request made to Ohio National Guard concerning shooting death
Disposition: Ordering plaintiff to serve the Ohio National Guard Defendants in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(i)
- Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court relates that “the [Ohio National...
Lovelace v. DOJ, No. 22-817, 2024 WL 3358652 (D. Utah July 9, 2024) (Nielson, Jr., J.)
Lovelace v. DOJ, No. 22-817, 2024 WL 3358652 (D. Utah July 9, 2024) (Nielson, Jr., J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff and certain third parties
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: The court finds that “the Government has in this case submitted evidence that [plaintiff] was...
Phillips v. Rose, No. 24-00287, 2024 WL 3342531 (D.N.M. July 9, 2024) (Riggs, J.)
Phillips v. Rose, No. 24-00287, 2024 WL 3342531 (D.N.M. July 9, 2024) (Riggs, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff maintained by state agencies
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff’s FOIA claim
- Procedural Requirements, Entities subject to the FOIA: The court relates that “[t]he original Complaint asserted a claim pursuant to the [FOIA].” The court finds that “[t]o the extent...