Court Decisions
Hum Rts. Def. Ctr. v. DOJ, No. 20-00674, 2024 WL 2882208 (W.D. Wash. June 7, 2024) (Chun, J.)
Hum Rts. Def. Ctr. v. DOJ, No. 20-00674, 2024 WL 2882208 (W.D. Wash. June 7, 2024) (Chun, J.)
Re: Request for records of claims against DEA that DEA resolved through payment of settlement or judgment
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment; granting plaintiff’s motion for attorneys’ fees
- Exemption 6: “After in...
Savage v. DOJ, No. 22-2477, 2024 WL 2880438 (D.D.C. June 7, 2024) (Boasberg, C.J.)
Savage v. DOJ, No. 22-2477, 2024 WL 2880438 (D.D.C. June 7, 2024) (Boasberg, C.J.)
Re: Request for FBI interview memoranda as well as reports from former Acting U.S. Attorney John Durham related to the criminal investigation into CIA’s rendition, detention, and interrogation program following 9/11
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment; denying plaintiffs’...
Brown v. FBI, No. 23-5244, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 13858 (D.C. Cir. June 6, 2024) (per curiam)
Brown v. FBI, No. 23-5244, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 13858 (D.C. Cir. June 6, 2024) (per curiam)
Re: Request for records concerning incident which occurred on December 2, 2015 at Inland Regional Center in San Bernadino, CA
Disposition: Denying government’s motion for summary affirmance of district court’s grant of government’s motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations: The Court...
Williams v. DOJ, No. 23-00401, 2024 WL 2864223 (D.D.C. June 6, 2024) (Reyes, J.)
Williams v. DOJ, No. 23-00401, 2024 WL 2864223 (D.D.C. June 6, 2024) (Reyes, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff’s criminal case
Disposition: Granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 6; Exemption 7, Threshold; Exemption 7(C): “[T]he Court finds that USMS has justified its Glomar response under...
Project for Priv. & Surveillance Accountability, Inc. v. DOJ, No. 21-2362, 2024 WL 2864191 (D.D.C. June 6, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Project for Priv. & Surveillance Accountability, Inc. v. DOJ, No. 21-2362, 2024 WL 2864191 (D.D.C. June 6, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Request for any correspondence between members of Congress and a federal agency concerning the unmasking of Congressmen and Senators
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
- Exempt...
Stalcup v. DOD, No. 22-1405, 2024 WL 2871046 (1st Cir. June 4, 2024) (per curiam)
Stalcup v. DOD, No. 22-1405, 2024 WL 2871046 (1st Cir. June 4, 2024) (per curiam)
Re: Requests for records concerning 1996 crash of TWA flight 800 and records concerning missile activity around time of crash
Disposition: Rejecting requester’s challenges to orders denying sanctions and motion to compel; affirming district court’s grant of government’s motion for summary judgment; vacating...
Biear v. U.S. DOJ Eric Holder, No. 14-1488, 2024 WL 2805127 (M.D. Pa. May 31, 2024) (Mariani, J.)
Biear v. U.S. DOJ Eric Holder, No. 14-1488, 2024 WL 2805127 (M.D. Pa. May 31, 2024) (Mariani, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Denying plaintiff’s motion to reopen case
- Litigation Considerations: The court holds that “[t]he record is clear that Plaintiff was provided with all documents required by Court Order as of April 4, 2024.” “The Court has also...
Peter T.R. v. O’Malley, No. 19-04160, 2024 WL 2797047 (C.D. Ill. May 31, 2024) (Darrow, C.J.)
Peter T.R. v. O’Malley, No. 19-04160, 2024 WL 2797047 (C.D. Ill. May 31, 2024) (Darrow, C.J.)
Re: Request for records concerning overpayment to plaintiff from SSA
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Mootness and Other Grounds for Dismissal: The court holds that “[t]he SSA has since given [plaintiff] the documents he requested, such...
Cohodes v. DOJ, No. 20-04015, 2024 WL 2701618 (N.D. Cal. May 23, 2024) (Beeler, Mag. J.)
Cohodes v. DOJ, No. 20-04015, 2024 WL 2701618 (N.D. Cal. May 23, 2024) (Beeler, Mag. J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Ordering disclosure of several items of information in records submitted for in camera inspection
- Exemption 6; Exemption 7(C): The court concludes that “the government must produce the following information that it redacted: (1) the name of...
Driggs v. CIA, No. 23-1124, 2024 WL 2303842 (E.D. Va. May 21, 2024) (Novak, J.)
Driggs v. CIA, No. 23-1124, 2024 WL 2303842 (E.D. Va. May 21, 2024) (Novak, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning Americans allegedly held as prisoners of war (“POWs”) following the Korean War
Disposition: Construing plaintiff’s memorandum as a motion requesting relief; denying that motion
- Exemption 3: The court relates that “Plaintiffs in this case filed a Memorandum of Law in...