Court Decisions
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McKissick-Johnson v. Detroit Police Dept., No. 13-13309, 2013 WL 5177975 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 12, 2013) (Ludington, J.)
Re: Request for records made to Detroit Police Department
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff's complaint
- Procedural Considerations, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court adopts the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation which recommended that plaintiff's claim arising from a request made to the Detroit Police Department, "'be sua sponte dismissed because the complaint fails to state a...
Bonilla v. DOJ, No. 12-14700, 2013 WL 4823265 (11th Cir. Sept. 11, 2013) (per curiam)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff and certain defendant employees
Disposition: Affirming District court's grant of summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: The court finds that the, "district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of [defendant] because [plaintiff] failed to exhaust administrative remedies." The court explains...
Pub. Employees for Envtl. Responsibility v. U.S. Intern. Boundary and Water Comm'n, No. 10-00019, 2013 WL 4830915 (D.D.C. Sept. 11, 2013) (Lamberth, J.)
Re: Plaintiff's motion for $40,484.88 in attorney's fees and an additional $33,475.50 in litigation costs
Disposition: Granting plaintiff's request for attorney's fees in the amount of $40,484.88 and treating as a separate motion the request for an additional $33,475.50
- Attorney's Fees, Eligibility: The court grants plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees. The court explains that plaintiff,...
Pub. Employees for Envtl. Responsibility v. Dept. of Commerce, No. 12-1293, 2013 WL 4830966 (D.D.C. Sept. 11, 2013) (Jackson, J.)
Re: Action arising from defendant's denial of plaintiff's fee-waiver request relating to plaintiff's request for documents related to a former observer for the National Marine Fisheries Service observer program
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Standing: The court finds that plaintiff, "has standing to challenge the [defendant's] decision...
U.S. v. Johnson, No. 12-4900, 2013 WL 4799307 (4th Cir. Sept. 10, 2013) (per curiam)
Re: Request for grand jury transcripts
Disposition: Affirming District court's denial of plaintiff's request
- Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court affirms the District court's denial of plaintiff's "requests for grand jury transcripts under the Freedom of Information Act." The court concludes that plaintiff, "failed to make the requisite showing to warrant...
Taplin ex rel. Lacaze v. DOJ, No. 12-1815, 2013 WL 4804490 (D.D.C. Sept. 10, 2013) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning third party whom plaintiff asserts actually perpetrated the crime for which plaintiff's client was convicted
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 7(C), The "Glomar" Response: The court grants defendant's motion for summary judgment. The court first notes that, because this is a Glomar issue, the interests to be balanced at...
North v. DOJ, No. 08-1439, 2013 WL 4779834 (D.D.C. Sept. 9, 2013) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
Re: Defendant's search for records concerning witness who testified at plaintiff's criminal trial, following court's grant of plaintiff's motion to reconsider previously granted defendant's motion for summary judgment
Disposition: Granting defendant's second renewed motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's second renewed cross–motion for summary judgment and motion for Vaughn Index
- Lit...
ACLU v. DHS, No. 11 Civ. 3786, 2013 WL 4885518 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 9, 2013) (Berman, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning non-American detainees awaiting removal from the United States who have been held for more than 90 days and detainees who have been held for more than six months
Disposition: Granting plaintiff's motion for summary judgment; denying defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 5, Deliberative Process Privilege: The court finds that, "[w]hile...
Stalcup v. CIA, No. 11-11250-FDS, 2013 WL 4784249 (D. Mass. Sept. 5, 2013) (Saylor, J.)
Re: Request for records pertaining to CIA's involvement in investigation of crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 5/Deliberative Process Privilege: The court rejects plaintiff's argument that "the documents cannot be considered predecisional because they were created after the [CIA] video animation aired on CNN." The court...
DaSilva v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serv., No. 13-13, 2013 WL 4780267 (E.D. La. Sept. 4, 2013) (Africk, J.)
Re: Request for plaintiff's alien file and copies of e-mails concerning plaintiff sent to and/or received from specific individuals
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion in part; denying plaintiff's motion in part; deferring ruling on certain records; dismissing as moot claims related to pages referred to another agency
- Exemption 5/Deliberative Process Privilege: The court concludes that...