Court Decisions
Sharpe v. U.S. Fed. Highway Admin., No. 24-0045, 2024 WL 2064051 (E.D. Wash. May 8, 2024) (Rice, J.)
Sharpe v. U.S. Fed. Highway Admin., No. 24-0045, 2024 WL 2064051 (E.D. Wash. May 8, 2024) (Rice, J.)
Re: Request for communications exchanged between two employees over a two-year period
Disposition: Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss is granted
- Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests: “The Court finds that Plaintiff’s email is impermissibly vague, and therefore does not constitute a...
Boundaoui v. FBI, No. 17-4782, 2024 WL 2019532 (N.D. Ill. May 3, 2024) (Durkin, J.)
Boundaoui v. FBI, No. 17-4782, 2024 WL 2019532 (N.D. Ill. May 3, 2024) (Durkin, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning “Operation Vulgar Betrayal” (“OVB”)
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, In Camera Inspection &...
Hirschfield v. United States, No. 2024-1338, 2024 WL 1953604 (Fed. Cir. May 3, 2024) (per curiam)
Hirschfield v. United States, No. 2024-1338, 2024 WL 1953604 (Fed. Cir. May 3, 2024) (per curiam)
Re: Complaint that several federal, state, and local entities and officials violated the FOIA “during a ‘previous civil case filed in the United States Courts District of Columbia’”
Disposition: Granting government’s motion for summary affirmance of Court of Federal Claims’ sua sponte...
VRA Enterprises, LLC v. Ctr. for Medicare & Medicaid Servs., No. 23-02474, 2024 WL 1907400 (M.D. Fla. May 1, 2024) (Jung, J.)
VRA Enterprises, LLC v. Ctr. for Medicare & Medicaid Servs., No. 23-02474, 2024 WL 1907400 (M.D. Fla. May 1, 2024) (Jung, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning reimbursement of plaintiff for Covid-19 test kits
Disposition: Denying defendants’ motion to dismiss
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: The court finds that “OIG’s letter did not trigger the...
Esseily v. Hochul, No. 24-2932, 2024 WL 1908320 (S.D.N.Y. May 1, 2024) (Schofield, J.)
Esseily v. Hochul, No. 24-2932, 2024 WL 1908320 (S.D.N.Y. May 1, 2024) (Schofield, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning 1987 robbery
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff’s complaint
- Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court holds that “to the extent Plaintiff seeks police records about the 1987 robbery, the federal FOIA statute, 5 U.S.C. § 552, applies only to...
Zynovieva v. U.S. Dep’t of State, No. 23-5120, 2024 WL 1946592 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 30, 2024) (per curium)
Zynovieva v. U.S. Dep’t of State, No. 23-5120, 2024 WL 1946592 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 30, 2024) (per curium)
Re: Request for records concerning requester
Disposition: Granting government’s motion for summary affirmance of district court’s denial of plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees and costs
- Litigation Considerations, Standard of Review; Attorney Fees, Eligibility: The Court of Appeals for...
Heritage Found. v. DOJ, No. 23-1148, 2024 WL 1856418 (D.D.C. Apr. 29, 2024) (Boasberg, C.J.)
Heritage Found. v. DOJ, No. 23-1148, 2024 WL 1856418 (D.D.C. Apr. 29, 2024) (Boasberg, C.J.)
Re: Request for records concerning “communications regarding . . . a former Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, who has (whether fairly or not) come under congressional and media scrutiny over allegations of partisan bias and other misconduct”
Disposition: ...
Accuracy in Media, Inc. v. DOD, No. 14-1589, 2024 WL 1833851 (D.D.C. Apr. 26, 2024) (Alikhan, J.)
Accuracy in Media, Inc. v. DOD, No. 14-1589, 2024 WL 1833851 (D.D.C. Apr. 26, 2024) (Alikhan, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning September 11, 2012 attacks on U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiffs’ cross-motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 7(A): “The court concludes that the FD-302s were properly...
Henderson Parks, LLC v. BOP, No. 23-13762, 2024 WL 1834150 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 26, 2024) (Cummings, J.)
Henderson Parks, LLC v. BOP, No. 23-13762, 2024 WL 1834150 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 26, 2024) (Cummings, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning investigation into death of third party
Disposition: Denying plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment; granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 7, Threshold: The court holds that “[i]t is well established that BOP is considered a law...
Phillips v. Johnson & Johnson, No. 23-01152, 2024 WL 1765583 (N.D. Ohio Apr. 24, 2024) (Ruiz, J.)
Phillips v. Johnson & Johnson, No. 23-01152, 2024 WL 1765583 (N.D. Ohio Apr. 24, 2024) (Ruiz, J.)
Re: Request for “‘the award of [his] social security claim (SSDI)”’ and $50,000,000”
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff’s action
- Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court finds that “[t]he Freedom of Information Act is applicable only to federal agencies.” “Here, the...