Court Decisions
Adams v. CIA, No. 23-5041, 2023 WL 6323546 (D.C. Cir. Sept. 28, 2023) (per curiam)
Adams v. CIA, No. 23-5041, 2023 WL 6323546 (D.C. Cir. Sept. 28, 2023) (per curiam)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Denying requester’s motion to appoint counsel; dismissing as moot in part and denying in part requester’s motion for de novo review; denying requester’s motion for summary reversal; granting government’s motion for summary affirmance concerning...
Buckley v. DOJ, No. 19-319, 2023 WL 6304719 (W.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2023) (Foschio, Mag. J.)
Buckley v. DOJ, No. 19-319, 2023 WL 6304719 (W.D.N.Y. Sept. 28, 2023) (Foschio, Mag. J.)
Re: Request for records concerning two-year investigation
Disposition: Granting remainder of defendant’s motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 3; Exemption 6; Exemption 7(C); Exemption 7(E): The court relates that “the [court] granted in part and denied in part both Defendant’s and Plaintiff’s...
Cabezas v. BOP, No. 20-02484, 2023 WL 6312349 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2023) (Nichols, J.)
Cabezas v. BOP, No. 20-02484, 2023 WL 6312349 (D.D.C. Sept. 28, 2023) (Nichols, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff and certain federal employees
Disposition: Denying plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: Regarding the DOJ’s...
Perrusquia v. TVA, No. 22-309, 2023 WL 6303013 (E.D. Tenn. Sept. 27, 2023) (Greer, J.)
Perrusquia v. TVA, No. 22-309, 2023 WL 6303013 (E.D. Tenn. Sept. 27, 2023) (Greer, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning salary and compensation of four Regional Vice Presidents employed by Defendant from December 1, 2020 to January 31, 2022
Disposition: Denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
Sarras v. DOJ, No. 19-0861, 2023 WL 6294164 (D.D.C. Sept. 27, 2023) (Cooper, J.)
Sarras v. DOJ, No. 19-0861, 2023 WL 6294164 (D.D.C. Sept. 27, 2023) (Cooper, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting in part defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search & Procedural Requirements, Searching for Responsive Records: The court holds that “[DOJ...
Rodgers v. DeJoy, No. 21-08190, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172163 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 25, 2023) (Aenlle-Rocha, J.)
Rodgers v. DeJoy, No. 21-08190, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172163 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 25, 2023) (Aenlle-Rocha, J.)
Re: Request for certain records
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion to dismiss
- Litigation Considerations, Pleadings: The court holds that “[defendant] does not qualify as an ‘agency,’ either personally or in his official capacity as Postmaster General, as the term is defined...
Mokhtar Ahmed v. Kable, No. 21-3333, 2023 WL 6215024 (D.D.C. Sept. 25, 2023) (Kelly, J.)
Mokhtar Ahmed v. Kable, No. 21-3333, 2023 WL 6215024 (D.D.C. Sept. 25, 2023) (Kelly, J.)
Re: Plaintiff’s alleged FOIA requests
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion to dismiss; dismissing plaintiff’s complaint without prejudice
- Litigation Considerations, Pleadings: The court holds that “Defendants correctly observe that Plaintiff has not provided enough detail about [it’s FOIA]...
Cobb v. Del Toro, No. 20-3015, 2023 WL 6215037 (D.D.C. Sept. 25, 2023) (Chutkan, J.)
Cobb v. Del Toro, No. 20-3015, 2023 WL 6215037 (D.D.C. Sept. 25, 2023) (Chutkan, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment as it concerns plaintiff’s FOIA claim
- Litigation Considerations, Mootness and Other Grounds for Dismissal: The court relates that “[b]oth parties agree that the Navy has released all documents...
Khan v. DHS, No. 22-2480, 2023 WL 6215359 (D.D.C. Sept. 25, 2023) (Kelly, J.)
Khan v. DHS, No. 22-2480, 2023 WL 6215359 (D.D.C. Sept. 25, 2023) (Kelly, J.)
Re: Requests concerning detainment of plaintiff and plaintiff’s brother at airport
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motion to dismiss in part and strike remainder of complaint
- Litigation Considerations, Standing: The court relates that “Defendants first argue that [plaintiff]...
Protect the Pub.’s Trust v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, No. 22-2849, 2023 WL 6160014 (D.D.C. Sept. 21, 2023) (Kelly, J.)
Protect the Pub.’s Trust v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, No. 22-2849, 2023 WL 6160014 (D.D.C. Sept. 21, 2023) (Kelly, J.)
Re: Request for certain communications between political appointees and twenty-five separate organizations
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion to dismiss
- Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests: The court holds that “Plaintiff’s FOIA request does not ‘reasonably...