Court Decisions
Rollins v. Dep't of State, No. 13-1450, 2014 WL 5020009 (D.D.C. Oct. 8, 2014) (Boasberg, J.)
Rollins v. Dep't of State, No. 13-1450, 2014 WL 5020009 (D.D.C. Oct. 8, 2014) (Boasberg, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning death of plaintiff's son
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: "In light of the search that State conducted, which was reasonably...
Stalcup v. CIA, No. 13-2329, 768 F.3d 65 (1st Cir. 2014) (Howard, J.)
Stalcup v. CIA, No. 13-2329, 768 F.3d 65 (1st Cir. 2014) (Howard, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning crash of TWA Flight 800
Disposition: Affirming district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 5, Deliberative Process Privilege: The First Circuit holds that "the CIA properly withheld [certain] materials under exemption 5." The court first "note[s] at...
Ibeagwa v. IRS, No. 14-369, 2014 WL 4978320 (W.D. Wis. Oct. 6, 2014) (Crabb, J.)
Ibeagwa v. IRS, No. 14-369, 2014 WL 4978320 (W.D. Wis. Oct. 6, 2014) (Crabb, J.)
Re: Request for plaintiff's tax documents
Disposition: Denying defendant's motion to dismiss
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: The court "den[ies] defendant's motion to dismiss." First, the court "agree[s] with plaintiff that defendant's motion is not framed properly as a question of mootness...
ACLU v. FBI, No. 11-7562, 2014 WL 4979251 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 6, 2014) (Pauley III, J.)
ACLU v. FBI, No. 11-7562, 2014 WL 4979251 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 6, 2014) (Pauley III, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning government's use of section 215 of USA PATRIOT Act
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment in part; denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment in part
- Litigation Considerations, In Camera Inspection: The court holds that "because this Court has...
Ocasio v. DOJ, No. 13-921, 2014 WL 4954404 (D.D.C. Oct. 3, 2014) (Chutkan, J.)
Ocasio v. DOJ, No. 13-921, 2014 WL 4954404 (D.D.C. Oct. 3, 2014) (Chutkan, J.)
Re: Request for OIG investigation file concerning complaint plaintiff filed with the FBI
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Mootness and Other Grounds for Dismissal: The court holds that "despite its initial failure to timely...
Sciacca v. FBI, No. 08-2030, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139968 (D.D.C. Oct. 2, 2014) (Jackson, J.)
Sciacca v. FBI, No. 08-2030, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139968 (D.D.C. Oct. 2, 2014) (Jackson, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff's criminal case
Disposition: Granting defendants' renewed motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations: The court finds that, "[t]o date, [plaintiff] has neither filed an opposition to the motion, nor requested more time to file his...
Gahagan v. USCIS, No. 14-1268, 2014 WL 4930479 (E.D. La. Oct. 1, 2014) (Barbier, J.)
Gahagan v. USCIS, No. 14-1268, 2014 WL 4930479 (E.D. La. Oct. 1, 2014) (Barbier, J.)
Re: Request for immigration records concerning plaintiff's client
Disposition: Denying plaintiff's motion for attorneys' fees and costs
- Attorney Fees, Eligibility: The court holds that "[p]laintiff has failed to show that he 'substantially prevailed' in his lawsuit, and thus is not entitled to attorneys'...
San Juan Citizens Alliance v. DOI, No. 13-02466, 2014 WL 4854841 (D. Colo. Sept. 30, 2014) (Blackburn, J.)
San Juan Citizens Alliance v. DOI, No. 13-02466, 2014 WL 4854841 (D. Colo. Sept. 30, 2014) (Blackburn, J.)
Re: Request for "expressions of interest" submitted to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as part of agency sale of oil and gas leases
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 4: The court holds that "[u]nder Exemption 4 of the FOIA, the BLM properly may...
Baser v. VA, No. 13-12591, 2014 WL 4897290 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 30, 2014) (Hood, J.)
Baser v. VA, No. 13-12591, 2014 WL 4897290 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 30, 2014) (Hood, J.)
Re: Request for certain datasets of information from patient files
Disposition: Denying defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 6: The court holds that "[t]he VA's Motion for Summary Judgment must be denied" because "[p]laintiff has presented sufficient evidence to rebut the VA's position as to re...
Taylor v. NSA, No. 313-045, 2014 WL 4926269 (S.D. Ga. Sept. 30, 2014) (Bowen, J.)
Taylor v. NSA, No. 313-045, 2014 WL 4926269 (S.D. Ga. Sept. 30, 2014) (Bowen, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's motion to amend judgment
- Exemption 1: The court finds that "[defendant] states that N.S.A.'s determination that it could not acknowledge the existence or non-existence of...