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Stewart v. VA, No. 1:13 CV 494, 2013 WL 4758034 (N.D. Ohio Sept. 4, 2013) (Boyko, J.)
Re: Request for plaintiff's records
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff's claim without prejudice
- Litigation Considerations/Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: The court concludes, "[t]here is no indication in the Complaint that Plaintiff either actually or constructively exhausted his administrative remedies against the VA." "While he immediately wrote a letter to the [Veterans Affairs...
Watson v. DOJ, No. 12-2129, 2013 WL 4749916 (W.D. La. Sept. 3, 2013) (Trimble, J.)
Re: Request for records from plaintiff's criminal case Disposition: Granting summary judgment for defendants
- Adequacy of the Search: "Defendants submit that it performed a search that was reasonably expected to product the information requested; plaintiff does not dispute this."
- Exemption 3: "Plaintiff has made no argument to dispute the authorities argued by defendant as to exemption 3." ...
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Secret Service, 726 F.3d 208 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 30, 2013) (Garland, C. J.)
Re: Request for visitor logs concerning visits made to the White House Complex
Disposition: Affirming in part; reversing and remanding in part
- Procedural Considerations, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court holds that, "[t]he judgment of the district court is reversed as to those [] records that would disclose visitors to the Office of the President," but, "is affirmed as to those that...
Cunningham v. FAA, No. 12-CV-3577, 2013 WL 4670559 (N.D. Ga. Aug. 29, 2013) (Thrash, J.)
Re: Request for "'documents related to payments authorized by [defendant] in 2011, to present and former Air Traffic Control Specialists assigned to the Atlanta Tower and TRACON during the years 2002 to 2004'"
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, Adequacy of the Search: The court "finds the Defendant's searches adequate to satisfy its...
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. DOD, No. 12-cv-49, 2013 WL 4536118 (D.D.C. Aug. 28, 2013) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Challenging defendant's redaction of the full name of a United States Navy SEAL, and the first names of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers, which defendant had revealed to filmmakers in their research of a film about the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Waiver: The court reasons that plaintiff, "claims that the five...
Lopez v. U.S., No. 11-cv-57, 2013 WL 5526422 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 27, 2013) (Merryday, J.)
Re: Two FOIA requests requesting all information about the encumbrance of funds in plaintiff's inmate account
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of the Search: The court finds that, "[t]he agency's search for documents was reasonable." The court continues to state that plaintiff, "fails to identify any document he believes...
Sennett v. DOJ, No. 12-495, 2013 WL 4517177 (D.D.C. Aug. 27, 2013) (Boasberg, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of the Search: The court finds that, "[b]ased on the facts here and Defendant's explanation as to why it was unlikely that responsive records would be located in the electronic surveillance indices, . . . the agency's...
Widi v. McNeil, No. 12-cv-00188, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139228 (D. Me. Aug. 27, 2013) (Woodcock, C. J.)
Re: Request for records of statements made by five individuals concerning plaintiff in his criminal case
Disposition: Denying defendant's motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations: The court, "does not grant summary judgment." The court finds that, "[plaintiff] has presented a genuine dispute of material fact as to the FOIA...
Carter v. NSA, No. 12-0968, 2013 WL 4505284 (D.D.C. Aug. 26, 2013) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning the "surveillance, targeting, and/or domestic collection" of plaintiff
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests: The court reject's plaintiff's challenge of defendant's construction of plaintiff's request and holds that, "[i]n light of the origin, function, and mission of [defendant], it is...
Christensen v. U.S., No. 11-321, 2013 WL 4521040 (E.D. Ky. Aug. 26, 2013) (Caldwell, J.)
Re: Request for plaintiff's hospital billing statement
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff's claim
- Litigation Considerations: The court dismisses plaintiff's claim because it finds that, "the only proper defendant to a claim under FOIA in light of facts alleged by [plaintiff] is the [Federal Bureau of Prisons], an entity which [plaintiff] did not join in this suit as a defendant." "The court...