Court Decisions
Balch & Bingham, LLP v. HHS, No. 14-28, 2015 WL 1268024 (N.D. Ala. Mar. 19, 2015) (Acker, Jr., J.)
Balch & Bingham, LLP v. HHS, No. 14-28, 2015 WL 1268024 (N.D. Ala. Mar. 19, 2015) (Acker, Jr., J.)
Re: Request for records concerning certain drugs related to Medicare Part D
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Mootness and Other Grounds for Dismissal: In response to defendant's argument that its "tendering of all non-exempt records...
Dorsey v. EOUSA, No. 12-534, 2015 WL 1283053 (D.D.C. Mar. 19, 2015) (Sullivan, J.)
Dorsey v. EOUSA, No. 12-534, 2015 WL 1283053 (D.D.C. Mar. 19, 2015) (Sullivan, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting defendant's renewed motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 7, Threshold: The court holds that "both [the FBI and the DEA] demonstrate that the referred records fall within the scope of Exemption 7." The court relates that "[t]he FBI's...
Yagman v. Brennan, No. 14-8033, 2015 WL 1285359 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 19, 2015) (Gutierrez, J.)
Yagman v. Brennan, No. 14-8033, 2015 WL 1285359 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 19, 2015) (Gutierrez, J.)
Re: Request for information concerning certain CIA employees
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion to dismiss
- Procedural Considerations, Proper FOIA Requests: "The Court concludes that Plaintiff's request was not a valid FOIA request because it was a request for information that did not...
Tipograph v. DOJ, No. 13-239, 2015 WL 1245921 (D.D.C. Mar. 18, 2015) (Cooper, J.)
Tipograph v. DOJ, No. 13-239, 2015 WL 1245921 (D.D.C. Mar. 18, 2015) (Cooper, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff's client
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 7(A): "[T]he Court finds that the government has met its burden to justify withholding the remainder of the investigative records...
Smith v. EOUSA, No. 13-1088, 2015 WL 1285823 (D.D.C. Mar. 28, 2015) (Leon, J.)
Smith v. EOUSA, No. 13-1088, 2015 WL 1285823 (D.D.C. Mar. 18, 2015) (Leon, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning certain seized drugs
Disposition: Granting defendant's supplemental motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's counter motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: "The Court concludes that the DEA's search of [an] Investigative Case File...
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington v. DOJ, No. 11-1106, 2015 WL 1314237 (D.D.C. Mar. 18, 2015) (Leon, J.)
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington v. DOJ, No. 11-1106, 2015 WL 1314237 (D.D.C. Mar. 18, 2015) (Leon, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning investigation of late Congressman and associates
Disposition: Denying plaintiff's motion for attorney fees
- Attorney Fees, Eligibility: "[T]he Court [denies] plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs." The court relates that,...
Hall & Assocs. v. EPA, No. 13-823, 2015 WL 1149893 (D.D.C. Mar. 16, 2015) (Chutkan, J.)
Hall & Assocs. v. EPA, No. 13-823, 2015 WL 1149893 (D.D.C. Mar. 16, 2015) (Chutkan, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning EPA decisions to limit nitrogen discharge into Great Bay Estuary
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant's motion for summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part plaintiff's motion or summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy...
Wright v. DOJ, No. 14-558, 2015 WL 1153372 (D.D.C. Mar. 16, 2015) (Huvelle, J.)
Wright v. DOJ, No. 14-558, 2015 WL 1153372 (D.D.C. Mar. 16, 2015) (Huvelle, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff's conviction
Disposition: Denying defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 7(C): "In light of the breadth of the request and the absence of any evidence about what the search would produce, the Court cannot...
Dugan v. DOJ, No. 13-2003, 2015 WL 1090323 (D.D.C. Mar. 12, 2015) (Contreras, J.)
Dugan v. DOJ, No. 13-2003, 2015 WL 1090323 (D.D.C. Mar. 12, 2015) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff and plaintiff's business
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, FOIA Requesters: "[T]he Court will not address plaintiff's arguments concerning his criminal prosecution or his purported...
U.S. v. Delgado, No. 08-104(2), 2015 WL 1034241 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 10, 2015) (Rainey, J.)
U.S. v. Delgado, No. 08-104(2), 2015 WL 1034241 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 10, 2015) (Rainey, J.)
Re: Request for defendant's sentencing transcript
Disposition: Denying plaintiff's FOIA Request
- Procedural Considerations, Entities subject to the FOIA: The court holds that "[c]ourts are not within the reach of the Freedom of Information Act." However, "[b]ecause [plaintiff] is proceeding pro se and...