Court Decisions
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McKissick-Johnson v. Wayne Cnty., Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, No. 13-cv-13310, 2013 WL 5313439 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 20, 2013) (Ludington, J.)
Re: Request filed with local prosecutor's office for records concerning three individuals
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff's claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)
- Proper Party Defendant: The court dismisses plaintiff's claims for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. "As numerous sister circuits have noted, 'it is beyond question that [the federal] FOIA [statute]...
DaSilva v. USCIS, No. 13-13, 2013 WL 5304098 (E.D. La. Sept. 19, 2013) (Africk, J.)
Re: First party request for plaintiff's alien file and copies of emails sent to and/or received from certain named individuals
Disposition: Granting USCIS's motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 5: After conducting an in camera review of documents on which the court previously deferred its ruling, the court finds that certain notes are indeed "predecisional notes taken by an agency employee"...
Davis v. DOJ, No. 12-1076, 2013 WL 5273913 (D.D.C. Sept. 19, 2013) (Walton, J.)
Re: First party request for records concerning plaintiff's criminal case
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Adequacy of Search: The court concludes that EOUSA conducted an adequate and reasonable search for responsive records. "The EOUSA's declarant explains in reasonable detail the scope, methods, and results of the search." "Based upon the information provided by...
Ludlam v. U.S. Peace Corps., No. 11-1570, 2013 WL 5273918 (D.D.C. Sept. 19, 2013) (Sullivan, J.)
Re: Requests for results of surveys of Peace Corps volunteers for specified years
Disposition: Denying plaintiff's motion for reconsideration
- Exemption 6: The court concludes that program-by-program survey results were properly withheld pursuant to Exemption 6. "If breakdown of survey results at the country-by-country level presents a substantial likelihood that concrete facts about a...
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Dep't of the Navy, No. 12-1182, 2013 WL 5297150 (D.D.C. Sept. 18, 2013) (Leon, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning "burial at sea of terrorist leader killed during special forces raid"
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 1: The court concludes that the Navy properly withheld information concerning the terrorist's burial at sea pursuant to Exemption 1. "The information redacted from [three documents] includes sensitive information...
Shapiro v. DOJ, NO. 12-1883, 2013 WL 5229840 (D.D.C. Sept. 18, 2013) (Howell, J.)
Re: Request for "'a copy of all records on the Freedom of Information and Privacy Brief Bank'" on the DOJ intranet
Disposition: Denying defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 5 & Attorney Work-Product & Threshold: The court concludes that the Brief Bank as whole may not be withheld pursuant to Exemption 5 and the attorney work-product doctrine. The court holds that "[t]he nature of...
Worsham v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury, No. ELH-12-2635, 2013 WL 5274358 (D. Md. Sept. 17, 2013) (Hollander, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning "preparation of a publication entitled 'The Truth About Frivolous Tax Arguments'" and records concerning "backup withholding that the IRS directed [plaintiff's] financial institution to impose against" him
Disposition: Holding motion for summary judgment and cross-motion for summary judgment sub curia pending in camera review of records responsive to request...
Adams v. USDA, No. 3:10-CV-03120, 2013 WL 5218313 (W.D. Ark. Sept. 16, 2013) (Holmes, Chief J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning any food safety violations and complaints at a plant
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment and dismissing plaintiff's complaint with prejudice
- Exemption 4: The court concludes that eight categories of information were properly withheld pursuant to Exemption 4. "The categories of information are (1) brands, manufacturers, or names of...
Woods v. DOJ, No. 12-1701, 2013 WL 4852297 (D.D.C. Sept. 12, 2013) (Sullivan, J.)
Re: Request for certain records concerning plaintiff's criminal case
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of the Search: The court finds that it, "is satisfied from [defendant's] declaration that defendant's search was reasonably calculated to locate all responsive records." The court rejects plaintiff's, "unsubstantiated 'belie[f]...
Ctr. for Constitutional Rights v. DOJ, No. 12 Civ. 135, 2013 WL 4864773 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 12, 2013) (Buchwald, J.)
Re: Request for images of detainee held at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
Disposition: Denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment; granting defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 1: The court finds that defendant, "has satisfied its burden of establishing the applicability of FOIA Exemption 1." The court explains that, "[t]o satisfy this burden,...