Court Decisions
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Cabrera v. DOJ, No. 13-40022, 2013 WL 3815973 (5th Cir. 2013) (per curiam)
Re: Appellant's request to proceed in forma pauperis in his appeal of the district court's dismissal of his FOIA complaint
Disposition: The Fifth Circuit dismisses plaintiff's appeal as frivolous
- In Pauperis Status: The Fifth Circuit holds that "28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2) required [appellant], as the prisoner seeking to bring a civil action without prepaying the fees, to file a copy of the [inmate...
ACLU of New Jersey v. FBI, 733 F.3d 526 (3rd Cir. 2013) (Smith, J.)
Re: Request for records related to the FBI's use of ethnic and racial data
Disposition: Affirming the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant
- Exemption 7(A): The Third Circuit concludes that, "ample evidence supported the District Court's conclusion that [defendant] satisfied its burden under Exemption 7A," and, "[a]ccordingly, [the court] need not decide whether [defendant's]...
ACLU v. CIA, No. 11-5320, 2013 WL 1003688 (D.C. Cir. 2013) (Garland, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning "the use of unmanned aerial vehicles ("drones") to carry out targeted killings
Disposition: Reversing district court determination that CIA properly asserted a Glomar response and remanding for "filing of a Vaughn index or other description of the kinds of documents the Agency possesses"
- Glomar/Exemptions 1 and 3: The D.C. Circuit reverses the district court...
Toole v. Obama, No. 1:12CV-363-KS-MTP, 2013 WL 943458 (S.D. Miss. Mar, 11, 2013) (Starrett, J.)
Re: Plaintiff's attempt to bring various claims related to denial of benefits related to her deceased husband's military service
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff's records-related allegations for failure to state a claim
- Proper Party Defendant: The court dismisses plaintiff's general allegations regarding "Open Public Records Act Law." The court construes this allegation as an allegation that...
Turner v. U.S., 736 F.3d 274 (4th Cir. 2013) (Gibney, J.)
Re: Request for record concerning boating accident
Disposition: Affirming district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: The court finds that "[t]he district court appropriately granted summary judgment to [defendant] on this claim." The court rejects plaintiff's argument that "[defendant's] failure to retain voice tapes and emails...