Court Decisions
Cabezas v. FBI, No. 22-5170, 2024 WL 3547243 (D.C. Cir. July 26, 2024) (Rogers, J.)
Cabezas v. FBI, No. 22-5170, 2024 WL 3547243 (D.C. Cir. July 26, 2024) (Rogers, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning requester’s conviction for receipt of child pornography
Disposition: Affirming district court’s grant of government’s motion for summary judgment and denial of requester’s motion for discovery and in camera inspection
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: The...
Louise Trauma Ctr., LLC v. USCIS, No. 23-2846, 2024 WL 3555043 (D. Md. July 26, 2024) (Bennett, J.)
Louise Trauma Ctr., LLC v. USCIS, No. 23-2846, 2024 WL 3555043 (D. Md. July 26, 2024) (Bennett, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning training and performance of asylum officers, as well as a copy of Credible Fear Procedures Manual
Disposition: In pertinent part, granting defendant’s motion to dismiss
- Litigation Considerations, Mootness and Other Grounds for Dismissal & Exhaustion of...
Inst. for Energy Rsch. v. FERC, No. 22-3419, 2024 WL 3534700 (D.D.C. July 25, 2024) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
Inst. for Energy Rsch. v. FERC, No. 22-3419, 2024 WL 3534700 (D.D.C. July 25, 2024) (Kollar-Kotelly, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning FERC’s processing of previous FOIA requests made by plaintiff for records related to communications between FERC and the White House
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 5, “Inter-Agency or Intra-Agency” Threshold...
Children’s Health Def. v. CDC, No. 23-00431, 2024 WL 3521593 (D.D.C. July 24, 2024) (McFadden, J.)
Children’s Health Def. v. CDC, No. 23-00431, 2024 WL 3521593 (D.D.C. July 24, 2024) (McFadden, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines through the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System database
Disposition: Granting in part defendant’s partial motion to stay
- Litigation Considerations, Pleadings: The court “[c]onsider[s] first [plaintiff’s]...
Carter v. Wasko, No. 22-04103, 2024 WL 3522017 (D.S.D. July 24, 2024) (Lange, C.J.)
Carter v. Wasko, No. 22-04103, 2024 WL 3522017 (D.S.D. July 24, 2024) (Lange, C.J.)
Re: Plaintiff’s allegation concerning “unauthorized release of [plaintiff’s] medical records”
Disposition: Denying defendant’s motion to re-screen complaint following dismissal
- Litigation Considerations, Pleadings; Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court holds that “[i]n general...
Cole v. Locascio, No. 15-1991, 2024 WL 3509489 (D.D.C. July 22, 2024) (Sullivan, J.)
Cole v. Locascio, No. 15-1991, 2024 WL 3509489 (D.D.C. July 22, 2024) (Sullivan, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning collapse of World Trade Center (“WTC”) on September 11, 2001
Disposition: Adopting magistrate judge’s report and recommendation; granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; dismissing plaintiff’s claim as moot; denying plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment
- Liti...
Doshi v. Blinken, No. 23-3613, 2024 WL 3509486 (D.D.C. July 22, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Doshi v. Blinken, No. 23-3613, 2024 WL 3509486 (D.D.C. July 22, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning one plaintiff’s designation under Section 7031(c) of Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017, rendering him and members of his family ineligible to enter United States
Disposition: Denying plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations...
Kowal v. DOJ, No. 22-5231, 22-5287, 2024 WL 3418844 (D.C. Cir. July 16, 2024) (Rao, J.)
Kowal v. DOJ, No. 22-5231, 22-5287, 2024 WL 3418844 (D.C. Cir. July 16, 2024) (Rao, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning capital defendant
Disposition: Affirming district court’s grant of government’s motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search; Procedural Requirements, Searching for Responsive Records: The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
Washington v. Phillip Burton Fed. Bldg., No. 23-06180, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124305 (N.D. Cal. July 15, 2024) (Alsup, J.)
Washington v. Phillip Burton Fed. Bldg., No. 23-06180, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124305 (N.D. Cal. July 15, 2024) (Alsup, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff’s nationality identification
Disposition: Adopting magistrate’s report and recommendation; dismissing plaintiff’s complaint
- Litigation Considerations, Pleadings: The court relates that the magistrate judge reported that...
Saleh v. Mayorkas, No. 23-409, 2024 WL 3400261 (D.D.C. July 12, 2024) (Lamberth, J.)
Saleh v. Mayorkas, No. 23-409, 2024 WL 3400261 (D.D.C. July 12, 2024) (Lamberth, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning denial of plaintiff’s petition to classify foreign national spouse or child as immediate relative to allow beneficiary to immigrate to United States
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s FOIA claim
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of...