Court Decisions
Protect the Public’s Trust v. DOE, No. 21-2486, 2024 WL 1344453 (D.D.C. Mar. 30, 2024) (Berman Jackson, J.)
Protect the Public’s Trust v. DOE, No. 21-2486, 2024 WL 1344453 (D.D.C. Mar. 30, 2024) (Berman Jackson, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning specific DOE employee
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: The court holds that “Plaintiff has not raised any issues in its opposition with respect to the adequacy of the...
Lintech Glob., Inc. v. FAA, No. 20-12062, 2024 WL 1348361 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 30, 2024) (Parker, J.)
Lintech Glob., Inc. v. FAA, No. 20-12062, 2024 WL 1348361 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 30, 2024) (Parker, J.)
Re: Request for records of communication between plaintiff, defendant, and company, as well as certain contract records
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: The court...
Sowe v. Navy Fed. Credit Union, No. 23-3281, 2024 WL 1346878 (D. Md. Mar. 29, 2024) (Gallagher, J.)
Sowe v. Navy Fed. Credit Union, No. 23-3281, 2024 WL 1346878 (D. Md. Mar. 29, 2024) (Gallagher, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff’s checking account
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion to dismiss
- Procedural Requirements, Entities Subject to the FOIA: The court holds that “federal credit unions do not constitute ‘agencies’ for purposes of the . . . [FOIA].” “FOIA...
Nat’l Parks Conservation Ass’n v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, No. 20-3706, 2024 WL 1344450 (D.D.C. Mar. 29, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Nat’l Parks Conservation Ass’n v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, No. 20-3706, 2024 WL 1344450 (D.D.C. Mar. 29, 2024) (Contreras, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning Biscayne National Park
Disposition: Granting plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on FOIA count “to the extent that it has shown eligibility for attorneys’ fees”; denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment on FOIA count...
Clay v. Dep’t of the Navy, No. 17-777, 2024 WL 1328326 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 28, 2024) (Morales Howard, J.)
Clay v. Dep’t of the Navy, No. 17-777, 2024 WL 1328326 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 28, 2024) (Morales Howard, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Granting in part and denying in part defendant’s motion to dismiss, or, in the alternative, motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Mootness and Other Grounds for Dismissal: The court holds that “[plaintiff’s]...
Staszak v. DOJ, No. 22-3267, 2024 WL 1328460 (D.D.C. Mar. 28, 2024) (Berman Jackson, J.)
Staszak v. DOJ, No. 22-3267, 2024 WL 1328460 (D.D.C. Mar. 28, 2024) (Berman Jackson, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff’s son’s criminal conviction
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment
- Litigation Considerations, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies: The court holds that “it is clear from the record that plaintiff failed to comply with both the...
Groenendal v. EOUSA, No. 20-1030, 2024 WL 1299333 (D.D.C. Mar. 27, 2024) (Friedrich, J.)
Groenendal v. EOUSA, No. 20-1030, 2024 WL 1299333 (D.D.C. Mar. 27, 2024) (Friedrich, J.)
Re: Requests for records concerning plaintiff’s criminal case
Disposition: Granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment; denying plaintiff’s cross-motions for summary judgment, discovery, and in camera inspection
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: “The Court concludes that EOUSA and...
Gebert v. U.S. Dep’t of State, No. 22-2939, 2024 WL 1328439 (D.D.C. Mar. 27, 2024) (Friedrich, J.)
Gebert v. U.S. Dep’t of State, No. 22-2939, 2024 WL 1328439 (D.D.C. Mar. 27, 2024) (Friedrich, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning plaintiff
Disposition: Dismissing plaintiff’s FOIA claim
- Procedural Requirements, Proper FOIA Requests: “[T]he Court will dismiss [plaintiff’s] FOIA . . . claim[].” “[Plaintiff] requested ‘all records pertaining to’ him ‘that [were] held by the U.S...
James Madison Project v. Off. of the Dir. of Nat’l Intel., No. 22-00674, 2024 WL 1299336 (D.D.C. Mar. 26, 2024) (McFadden, J.)
James Madison Project v. Off. of the Dir. of Nat’l Intel., No. 22-00674, 2024 WL 1299336 (D.D.C. Mar. 26, 2024) (McFadden, J.)
Re: Request for copy of report on Havana Syndrome
Disposition: Granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 1: “[T]he Court will grant summary judgment to the Government on its exemption 1 withholdings.” The court relates that “Plaintiffs...
Zaid v. DOJ, No. 23-1821, 2024 WL 1243017 (4th Cir. Mar. 25, 2024) (Wilkinson, J.)
Zaid v. DOJ, No. 23-1821, 2024 WL 1243017 (4th Cir. Mar. 25, 2024) (Wilkinson, J.)
Re: Request for records concerning requester’s client
Disposition: Affirming district court’s grant of government’s motion for summary judgment
- Exemption 7(A): The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit holds that, “[f]ar from invoking a ‘blanket exemption’ for all records in [the requester’s client’s]...