Court Decisions
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Rojas-Vega v. USCIS, No. 13-CV-172-LAB, 2013 WL 2417937 (S.D. Cal. May 31, 2013) (Burns, J.)
Re: Request for state court transcript, notes and memos related to that case, and names and titles of INS officials involved
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff's claims without prejudice
- Agency Records: Noting that "[d]ocuments are 'agency records' if they are (1) generated or obtained by the agency, and (2) within the agency's possession through the legitimate function of official duties," the...
Rahim v. FBI, No. 11-2850, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 76818 (E.D. La. May 31, 2013) (Morgan, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff and his hurricane relief organization including records concerning third party's alleged work as FBI informant in investigations concerning plaintiff or his organization
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion for summary judgment and dismissing plaintiff's claims with prejudice
- Exhaustion: The court holds that plaintiff has not exhausted his...
Florida Med. Ass'n v. Dep't of Health, Educ. & Welfare, No. 3:78-CV-178-J-34MCR, 2013 WL 2382270 (M.D. Fla. May 31, 2013)
Re: Challenge to vacate permanent injunction from 1979 prohibiting HHS "'from disclosing any list of annual Medicare reimbursements amounts, for any years' that identifies providers of services under Medicare"
Disposition: Granting intervenors' motion to vacate the injunction
- Reverse FOIA: The court finds that a 1979 injunction "which forever prohibits a federal agency or any other court from...
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. DOJ, No. 12-0952, 2013 WL 2353779 (D.D.C. May 30, 2013) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
Re: Records concerning pilot program related to prosecutorial discretion initiative in Baltimore and Detroit Immigration Courts
Disposition: Granting defendant's unopposed motion for summary judgment and dismissing case
- Motion for Summary Judgment: The court grants DOJ's motion for summary judgment after plaintiff filed a corrected response indicating that it "determined not to oppose...
Walker v. Court of Common Pleas of Monroe Cnty., No. 3:12-CV-2206, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74997 (M.D. Pa. May 29, 2013) (Caputo, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning validity of certain orders issued against plaintiff
Disposition: Adopting recommendation of magistrate judge that plaintiff's FOIA claim against state and local authorities be dismissed
- Proper Party Defendant: The court adopts the magistrate's recommendation that the FOIA claims be dismissed against these state defendants because the FOIA does not apply to...
United States, ex rel. Smart v. Christus Health, No. 2:05-CV-287, 2013 WL 2289883 (S.D. Tex. May 22, 2013) (Rainey, J.)
Re: Plaintiff's motion for in camera review of documents pertaining to his qui tam suit
Disposition: Denying plaintiff's motion
- Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction and Pleadings: The court "finds that it is without jurisdiction" to grant plaintiff relief. The court notes that plaintiff "has not properly initiated a[] FOIA claim by filing a complaint in a civil action." Additionally, the...
Judicial Watch v. DOD, No. 12-5137, 2013 WL 2157856 (D.C. Cir. May 21, 2013) (per curiam)
Re: Request for fifty-two post-mortem images of Osama bin Laden
Disposition: Affirming the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant
- Exemption 1: The court affirms the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendants. The court notes that "the operative classification order under Exemption 1, sets forth both substantive and procedural criteria for classification." The...
Williams v. Comm'n of Internal Revenue, No. CV 12-7321, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73538 (C.D. Cal. May 21, 2013) (Snyder, J.)
Re: Plaintiff's motion to reconsider grant of defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction
Disposition: Denying plaintiff's motion
- Litigation Considerations, Jurisdiction: The court denies plaintiff's motion for reconsideration of the court’s previous grant of defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff argues that "defendant’s...
Comptel v. FCC, No. 06-1718, 2013 WL 2171793 (D.D.C. May 20, 2013) (Lamberth, C.J.)
Re: Request for "'all pleadings and correspondence'" in a specific file opened by the FCC Enforcement Bureau during a 2004 investigation of SBC Communications, Inc., now AT&T
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part plaintiff's and defendant's cross-motions for summary judgment
- Adequacy of the Search: The court finds that defendant's search was reasonable. The court first notes that...
Widtfeldt v. IRS, No. 8:12CV306, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69766 (D. Neb. May 16, 2013) (Strom, J.)
Disposition: Granting defendant's motion to dismiss; denying defendant's motion to strike as moot=
- Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: The court finds that the "complaint must be dismissed because plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative remedies." "The complaint does not allege that plaintiff submitted to the IRS a FOIA request that complies with the aforementioned requirements" and...