Court Decisions
Hand v. DOJ, No. 23-5080, 2023 WL 9008705 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 28, 2023) (per curiam)
Hand v. DOJ, No. 23-5080, 2023 WL 9008705 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 28, 2023) (per curiam)
Re: Request for records concerning retired agent’s contacts with certain employees
Disposition: Granting government’s motion for summary affirmance of district court’s grant of government’s renewed motion for summary judgment and denial of requester’s cross-motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 7, Threshold...
Nat’l Press Club Journalism Inst. v. ICE, No. 18-2932, 2023 WL 9001337 (D.D.C. Dec. 28, 2023) (Contreras, J.)
Nat’l Press Club Journalism Inst. v. ICE, No. 18-2932, 2023 WL 9001337 (D.D.C. Dec. 28, 2023) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning two individuals, as well as mechanisms used to block or limit calls from detainees at ICE facilities in El Paso, Texas
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motion for summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part...
Ctr. for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, No. 22-07182, 2023 WL 8879244 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 22, 2023) (Alsup, J.)
Ctr. for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, No. 22-07182, 2023 WL 8879244 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 22, 2023) (Alsup, J.)
Re: Requests for all EEO-1 reports submitted by all federal contractors from 2016 through 2020
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant’s motion for summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment
- L...
Magassa v. TSA, No. 22-5155, 2023 WL 8826564 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 21, 2023) (per curiam)
Magassa v. TSA, No. 22-5155, 2023 WL 8826564 (D.C. Cir. Dec. 21, 2023) (per curiam)
Re: Request for records concerning requester
Disposition: Affirming district court’s grant of government’s motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 3: The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit relates that “[b]ased on Exemption 3, TSA withheld 182 pages and redacted 20 pages of responsive...
Muzumala v. FBI, No. 22-3789, 2023 WL 8850051 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 20, 2023) (Koeltl, J.)
Muzumala v. FBI, No. 22-3789, 2023 WL 8850051 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 20, 2023) (Koeltl, J.)
Re: Requests for certain records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
- Procedural Requirements, Responding to FOIA Requests: The court holds that “the FBI timely responded to the plaintiff’s FOIA request...
Lindsay-Poland v. DOJ, No. 22-07663, 2023 WL 8810796 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 19, 2023) (Chen, J.)
Lindsay-Poland v. DOJ, No. 22-07663, 2023 WL 8810796 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 19, 2023) (Chen, J.)
Re: Request for certain firearms information from ATF’s Firearms Tracing System
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motion for summary judgment; granting in part and denying in part plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 3: The court holds that “[a]t this...
Am. Civ. Liberties Union of Mass. v. DHS, No. 19-12564, 2023 WL 8789286 (D. Mass. Dec. 19, 2023) (Dein, Mag. J.)
Am. Civ. Liberties Union of Mass. v. DHS, No. 19-12564, 2023 WL 8789286 (D. Mass. Dec. 19, 2023) (Dein, Mag. J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning defendants’ handling of allegations of gang membership, as well as ICE’s Warrant Service Officer program
Disposition: Granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiffs’ cross-motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 7(E): ...
United States v. Ward, No. 18-067, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 225561 (E.D. Okla. Dec. 19, 2023) (White, J.)
United States v. Ward, No. 18-067, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 225561 (E.D. Okla. Dec. 19, 2023) (White, J.)
Re: Request for “‘[a]ny and all discovery materials in regard to” the above-styled criminal case’”
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff’s motion without prejudice
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies & Pleadings: The court holds that “[a]s to the Freedom of...
Voice of San Diego v. Naval Crim. Investigative Serv., No. 22-834, 2023 WL 8704727 (S.D. Cal. Dec. 15, 2023) (Robinson, J.)
Voice of San Diego v. Naval Crim. Investigative Serv., No. 22-834, 2023 WL 8704727 (S.D. Cal. Dec. 15, 2023) (Robinson, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning investigation by Naval Criminal Investigative Service (“NCIS”) into deaths of twenty individuals who allegedly died by suicide in 2020 and 2021 while serving in the Navy and Marine Corps in the San Diego area
Disposition: Granting in...
Sherven v. CIA, No. 23-466, 2023 WL 8649897 (W.D. Wis. Dec. 14, 2023) (Peterson, J.)
Sherven v. CIA, No. 23-466, 2023 WL 8649897 (W.D. Wis. Dec. 14, 2023) (Peterson, J.)
Re: Request for “copies of all documents, video and audio recordings, emails and text messages involved in every CIA operation to cover up their illegal activities and hide them from the general public”
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff’s complaint with prejudice
- Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA...