U.S. Department
of Justice
Turner v. U.S., 736 F.3d 274 (4th Cir. 2013) (Gibney, J.)
Re: Request for record concerning boating accident
Disposition: Affirming district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant
- Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search: The court finds that "[t]he district court appropriately granted summary judgment to [defendant] on this claim." The court rejects plaintiff's argument that "[defendant's] failure to retain voice tapes and emails should stand as proof that [defendant's] search for such responsive documents was inadequate" because the court finds that "[t]he lack of responsive documents does not signal a failure to search."
Court Decision Topic(s)
Litigation Considerations, Adequacy of Search
Court of Appeals opinions
Litigation Considerations, Supplemental to Main Categories
Updated August 6, 2014